Migrant workers protest outside Dáil over family visa rules

Migrant healthcare workers hold a protest outside the Dáil on Tuesday. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Hundreds of migrant workers have held a protest outside the Dáil to highlight their suffering at being separated from their families in order to work in Ireland.

The Migrant Nurses Ireland group, which consists of around 1,000 workers from India and the Philippines, said most of them are employed in the private sector and earn €27,000 a year on average.