Phil Ní Sheaghdha
Phil Ní Sheaghdha is the general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which represents nursing and midwifery professionals in Ireland. She has been vocal in advocating for safe staffing levels and has expressed concern over the HSE's refusal to negotiate on workforce planning, leading to potential industrial action by healthcare workers.
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Phil Ní Sheaghdha, the INMO general secretary, highlighted the staffing issues at Naas General Hospital.
Nurses suspend industrial action at Naas General Hospital following intense talks – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-14
Phil Ní Sheaghdha is the general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and has expressed concerns about the HSE's staffing practices.
Health unions trigger review of HSE staffing, citing 6,000 vacancies – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-18
Phil Ní Sheaghdha is the head of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations who criticized the budget's impact on nursing recruitment.
Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-07
Phil Ní Sheaghdha, president of ICTU and general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), advocated for a Garda presence on public transport, describing such a measure as 'long overdue'.
‘Alarming escalation’ in racist incidents in Ireland, conference hears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-09
Phil Ní Sheaghdha, general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, expressed concerns about the impact of fee increases on student nurses.
Minister gets barrage of complaints after suggesting €1,000 cut may not happen – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-13
INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said assaults and verbal abuse is now occurring in maternity and paediatric services.
More than 11 nurses and midwives assaulted daily, union conference told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-11
The general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said unions wanted those employed in the health service to have an input into the workforce planning process.
Who got what in the deal between unions and HSE that averted Monday’s strike? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-30Phil Ní Sheaghdha said challenges around safe staffing had intensified over the last 18 months.
Healthcare unions agree to suspend industrial action – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-30
Phil Ní Sheaghdha is the general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and has communicated the union's stance on the HSE's proposals.
HSE and unions to meet again on Saturday after WRC talks fail to produce agreement – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-29Phil Ní Sheaghdha, general secretary of the INMO, accused management at the hospital of 'deliberately attempting to undermine the dispute'.
Talks continue late at WRC between HSE and unions to avert nationwide work-to-rule by 80,000 staff – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-27
Nurses' union general secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said the INMO will attend the conciliation conference facilitated by the WRC in good faith.
Psychiatric nurses to start work-to-rule over staffing levels – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-26
Phil Ní Sheaghdha, the general secretary of INMO, expressed the need for a structured workforce plan.
Unions to serve notice of industrial action on HSE next week – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-06