Nurses and midwives in Cork say they are prepared to escalate their action until the government is willing to talk about pay and conditions. INMO members are engaged in their third day of strike action. Midwifes Jocelynn Coughlan, Lynda Moore and Geraldine O'Driscoll picketing outside Cork University Hospital in Cork City today. "It is clear that the public values their nurses and midwives and that Leo Varadkar and Paschal Donohoe don't. "The pay is better, there is lower rent, the cost of living is better and there is better midwifery programmes.

Source: Irish Examiner February 07, 2019 15:11 UTC