Nurses complained that cabbage was the only vegetable offered to them for almost three months. Photo: Tony GavinGovernment files showed health chiefs were determined to ensure nurses “behave responsibly” after being embarrassed by a strike over poor-quality food at a Galway hospital. One outraged medic wanted the nurses disciplined as they considered the strike to be in breach of hospital rules. In 1965, nurses at Merlin Park Hospital made headlines when they staged a strike over what they complained was substandard food being offered to them. Nurses complained that cabbage was the only vegetable offered to them for almost three months.

Source: Irish Independent December 30, 2025 08:31 UTC