Nurses to protest at conditions in A&E

Nurses at Beaumont Hospital where A&E overcrowding is particularly acute will hold a lunchtime protest today to highlight what they say is an intolerable working environment.

The protest takes place in the lead-up to industrial action which is due to commence on January 27 after nurses at the hospital voted overwhelmingly in its favour.

Management at the hospital have appealed to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) to attend the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in an effort to resolve the dispute.