Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association will strike in February in their dispute over pay and staff shortages.

Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association have voted in favour of industrial action, in response to the recruitment and retention crisis in the health service.

Five psychiatric nurses at Áras Attracta are due to find out today if the HSE is going to be stopped from carrying out an internal investigation into alleged abuse at the Mayo facility.

Psychiatric nurses at St Ita’s Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin, will today ballot for possible strike action.

Ten psychiatric nurses at University College Hospital Galway have agreed to go on duty this afternoon.