‘Too busy’ Harney gets conference snub from nurses’ union

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney was given the cold shoulder by SIPTU — for reportedly being “too busy” to discuss a recruitment embargo with the union’s nursing section.

The minister’s refusal meant she was not invited to address SIPTU’s nursing convention in Wexford last night, delegates heard.

It was the first time a health minister was not invited to the convention’s opening night.