Nurses set to vote on new proposals after strike action called off

Latest: The head of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has denied that proposals agreed at the Workplace Relations Commission last night breach the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

UPDATE (10.30am): The head of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has denied that proposals agreed at the Workplace Relations Commission last night breach the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

"Absolutely not, we never went near, we never sought to breach the Lansdowne Road Agreement," he said.