Nurses "stretched to the limit" as damning trolley figures revealed More than 100,000 patients left waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals this year Irish Mirror · Nov 8, 2022
Record number of people on trolleys in hospital as Irish nurses call for Government to act Of those 669 people waiting on a bed, 28 are children. Irish Mirror · Oct 25, 2022
Urgent warning as 'difficult' winter approaches and one Dublin hospital reports being at breaking point The number of people hospitalised with Covid is also increasing Irish Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Top Irish doctor fears 'hell on earth' doomsday winter scenario due to Covid and flu Dr Fergal Hickey, who is president of the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, warned his doomsday scenario will unfold if the HSE does not overcome hospital waiting times Irish Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
Nurses and midwives leaving healthcare system in droves as cost of living crisis bites 'It is time the Government recognised that the cost of living crisis is seriously impacting our ability to keep nurses within the health system' Irish Mirror · Jul 26, 2022
Covid-19 Ireland: Hospitalisations increase 347% as Irish nurses call for public health measures "We have just emerged from the worst June for hospital overcrowding on record coupled with sharp increases in COVID cases in our hospitals." Irish Mirror · Jul 5, 2022
Covid Ireland: Health experts hint at return of one Covid restriction as cases soar In line with the startling figures at the moment, Loscher said that we already have the tools to prevent the spread, one of them being mask-wearing in certain settings. Irish Mirror · Jun 19, 2022
Concerns raised over patient safety at University Hospital Limerick as one person waits 116 hours to be seen Inspectors found 60 patients on the day they visited had been waiting 'an especially long time' Irish Mirror · Jun 17, 2022
HSE blasted as hero nurses still waiting for €1,000 Covid payment The Irish Nurses’ and Midwives Organisation said it shows 'disrespect' Dublin Live · Jun 3, 2022
Stephen Donnelly seeks 'immediate' payment of Covid pandemic bonus to frontline healthcare workers The special payment was first promised way back in January and has not been paid to anyone yet Irish Mirror · May 6, 2022
Seven nurses a week being assaulted in Irish hospitals The INMO has warned of a rise in assaults on nurses, saying overcrowding in hospitals guarantees 'adverse reactions' Irish Mirror · May 5, 2022
Hospitals not safe for patients or staff, INMO warns 'The important point is that the pandemic is not over' Irish Mirror · Mar 27, 2022
Nurses urge Stephen Donnelly to declare 'national emergency' due to overcrowding 'Our nurses and midwives are burnt out and exhausted. We can’t expect them to be able to provide safe care in environments that are overcrowded' Irish Mirror · Mar 23, 2022
Hospital worker assaulted as gardai launch probe into bank holiday weekend incident at the Mater The incident took place at 3.10am on Friday Irish Mirror · Mar 22, 2022
Dublin Live · Mar 22, 2022 Mater Hospital staff member shockingly assaulted at work over bank holiday weekend A garda spokesman told Dublin Live that officers are "making enquiries" into the incident
Irish Mirror · Mar 21, 2022 Fears Covid restrictions may be needed as cases surge to 63,954 over bank holiday and hospitals 'ring alarm' The number of patients being treated in hospital has risen to the highest level since last year, with 1,308 people now hospitalised with Covid, 49 of whom are in ICU
Dublin Live · Mar 16, 2022 INMO calls for urgent action following explosion of Covid-19 cases in Mater Hospital The hospital is facing extreme overcrowding due to a large number of patients presenting in the A&E
Irish Mirror · Feb 28, 2022 Nurses slam overcrowding as 'back to the bad old days' after Covid as nearly 10,000 on trolleys in February 2022 'The INMO has been sounding the alarm on this situation for too long'
Irish Mirror · Feb 15, 2022 'Very dangerous' situation in Cork University Hospital as highest number on trolleys since INMO records began 'We need to see all non-emergency activity in the hospital curtailed and all private capacity in the region utilised where possible'
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Memorials unveiled in honour of Stardust victims and those who died in pandemic The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation launched the memorial benches in the grounds of the Richmond Education and Event Centre.