Nurses to stage third day of action

NURSES in Limerick are set to take part in a third day of industrial action over concerns the facility’s emergency department is a danger to the public’s safety.

The Siptu-organised move, which will take place between 8.30am and 12.30pm on Tuesday, follows a similar work stoppage yesterday and last Wednesday at the Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick.

Mid-western nursing organiser Jim McGrath said the continuation of the industrial action was needed in order to force management to address under-funding, overcrowding a staff shortages at the emergency unit.