Foreign-born nurses and midwives in fear after recent 'horrific' attacks

Demonstrators marched to the Dáil recently to protest against the brutal assault on an Indian man in Tallaght. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Distress and worry is spreading among over 35,000 foreign nurses and midwives working in Ireland in the wake of “horrific attacks” on migrants, a leading Indian nurse has warned.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has now called for zero tolerance of racially motivated abuse of workers.