INMO to ballot for industrial action in Limerick

The number of patients on trolleys nationally once again headed over 600 on Monday, at 606. File picture

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) will ballot for industrial action in Limerick on Tuesday as nurses are unable to take leave due to the low staffing in the intensive care unit.

Nurses are extremely concerned about safety in the hospital, according to INMO assistant director of relations Mary Fogarty.