‘We want proper pay and training’

DOCTOR John Kelleher took home 3,000 euro last month.

Not bad for a months's work, but Dr Kelleher's month is more like your average worker's six weeks.

Dr Kelleher, a paediatric registrar at Waterford Regional Hospital, works an average of 65 hours a week and is on call throughout the night one night out of five and one weekend in four or five.