STRIKE action by security staff which forced the cancellation yesterday of 18 operations at Waterford Regional Hospital was called off last night after a meeting between SIPTU and the Health Service Executive (HSE).

A strike by security workers which disrupted operations at a Waterford hospital was called off tonight.

Almost 20 planned operations were cancelled at one of the country’s main hospitals today after a strike by security workers disrupted health services.

Services at one of the main hospitals in the south of the country were disrupted today after security workers went on strike.