'People are calling in sick because they are stressed' - nurses speak of 'shocking' working conditions

A young nurse who graduated less than two years ago has seen ten of her classmates emigrate to Australia in the last month.

The self-confessed home bird, Jenny O'Riordan, who is on the picket line at Cork University Hospital (CUH), said she doesn't want to have to get on a plane to Australia when her heart is in assisting patients in her native country.