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Tens of thousands of people have marched through Dublin city center in support of the nurses\u2019 campaign for better pay.<\/p>\nTens of thousands of people have marched through Dublin city center in support of the nurses\u2019 campaign for better pay.<\/p>\n
Three days of strike action are set to be held this coming week.<\/p>\n
Demonstrators paraded from Parnell Square down O\u2019Connell Street carrying banners and supported by trade unionists from across Ireland.S<\/p>\n
The rally was organised by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).<\/p>\n
Sinn Fein President Mary-Lou McDonald said: \u201cWe have a recruitment and retention crisis which is only getting worse.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis dispute can be solved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe failure thus far to find a resolution has been down to the Government\u2019s refusal to engage respectfully and without preconditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge them to listen to the workers and address the core issues of fair pay and safe staffing levels.\u201d<\/p>\n
The protest moved down Eden Quay and across the Liffey.<\/p>\n
It ended up at Merrion Street where a stage was put up near Government Buildings.<\/p>\n
INMO general secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha said: \u201cEqual pay for nurses with other graduates is something we have strived for, is something that we seek, and it\u2019s something that we intend to get, because without it, nursing and midwifery will still be considered a little bit of a vocation and a little bit of \u2018girls going to work\u2019 and girls just not having the right to stand up for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n