Harney met with ‘silent and dignified’ protest

UPWARDS of 200 nurses yesterday staged what they described as a ‘silent and dignified protest’ when Health Minister Mary Harney came to Tralee to open a new unit at Kerry General Hospital.

At the entrance road to the hospital, mainly uniformed nurses with placards were lined up on both sides.

The nurses, some with young children, remained in position for well over an hour at lunchtime. But Ms Harney did not speak to them as she arrived and departed from the hospital.