The Labour Court holds talks today which could determine whether or not nurses vote in favour of all-out industrial action.

THEY abandoned a bitter seven-week dispute on the eve of last year’s general election on a promise that the Public Service Benchmarking Body (PSBB) was the only show in town.

Public health nurses are meeting today to agree a timetable for industrial action.

The Irish Government tonight put a brave face on figures which showed both the exchequer surplus and income tax revenues down sharply for the first six months of the year.