Pay increase of up to €1,500 for nursing graduates

Thousands of nurses who graduated between 2011 and 2015 are to get a pay increase of up to €1,500 in January.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Association (INMO), together with other unions representing nurses, had sought the removal of the pay anomaly since its introduction six years ago.

Health Minister Simon Harris said the nurses would be given incremental credit for their 36-week student placement. This will push graduates who were affected by the cuts one point up the pay scale.