Nurses protest over depleted staffing levels at Mullingar hospital

Nurses taking part in the INMO protest at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar. Picture: Bob Morrison

Dozens of nurses have protested outside the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar over depleted staffing levels, which they warned could “compromise” patient safety and care in the coming weeks.

Around 150 hospital staff joined the lunchtime protest to highlight concerns over 50 vacancies out of a complement of around 400 nursing staff.