Lenihan faces wrath of nurses during conference

MINISTER of State at the Department of Health, Brian Lenihan, was heckled during his speech to delegates at the Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) annual conference yesterday.

Delegates attending the conference in Cavan were unimpressed that Mr Lenihan, rather than Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney, travelled to address them. Ms Harney is in the US speaking at a conference which involves sponsorship by private corporations.

His reference to her plan to use the private sector to create 1,000 public beds was not well received.