Around 11,000 health workers are set to walk out for a single day next month, with strike action planned at 30 hospitals, according to The Journal.
The one-day stoppage is the central development reported by the outlet, which did not give a specific date for the walkout beyond next month.
The planned hospital strike sits within a wider wave of industrial action across Irish public services. RTÉ.ie reports that doctors in the Irish Medical Organisation have voted to take industrial action, while the Irish Independent reports that university staff will stage a one-hour work stoppage as a pay dispute escalates.
Separately, Galway Bay FM reports that staff at the University of Galway are due to begin industrial action over pay. The Irish Times, in an editorial on the INTO vote, described that ballot result as a sign of things to come.
Together, the reports point to disputes over pay and working conditions moving forward on several fronts at once, spanning health, medical and education staff. The Journal's report focuses on the scale of the hospital action: 30 sites and roughly 11,000 workers involved in a single day of strikes.
What to watch next: the confirmed strike date and whether the hospital action proceeds as planned.
