500 ambulance personnel to strike on Friday over union recognition

A 24-hour long strike is to be held by more than 500 ambulance personnel nationwide on Friday in an ongoing row over union recognition.

The almost year-long impasse has resulted in protracted strikes and are planned to continue until the Health Service Executive (HSE) agrees to negotiations and the agreement that union members from the National Ambulance Service Representative (NASRA) branch of the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) will be recognised.