![](http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-424x238.jpg 424w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-864x488.jpg 864w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-150x85.jpg 150w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-460x259.jpg 460w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-204x114.jpg 204w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-314x176.jpg 314w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-664x373.jpg 664w, http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942im_/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-1304x733.jpg 1304w)
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20200401223942/https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/50925421_2138827832891516_4486196432772005888_o-e1550831771932-460x197.jpg)
Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?
After a decade of deep funding cuts and the resultant care crisis, last month Irish nurses called a three-day strike for adequate staffing and a liveable wage. With further strikes on the horizon, Oliver Eagleton takes a look at the latest iteration of public action to shake the Irish establishment in recent months.