Registration fees waived for retired nurses returning to work in Covid battle 

Fees are being waived to help boost staff numbers to support the Covid-19 response. File photo: Dan Linehan

Retired nurses and midwives returning to join the battle against Covid-19 will no longer have to pay a registration fee, and anyone who paid last year will have their money refunded.

The move comes as the HSE ramps up its vaccination workforce to prepare for the opening of mass vaccination centres from late March.