Attack with fire extinguisher, punches, and racist comments among daily assaults on nurses

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill attended the conference in Wexford, and told reporters there was “no justification” for abuse. File Picture: Moya Nolan

An assault with a fire extinguisher, punches to the face, fractured bones, and racist comments were some of the fearful attacks described at the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) conference.

They warned a survey revealing 11 daily assaults on average last year was still relevant today.