Ireland Breaching EU Rules With Junior Doctors Working Hours

Ireland is in breach of an EU directive on working hours for Junior Doctors.

In a legal opinion published by the European Court of Justice, the Advocate General found that by excluding the training hours for non-consultant hospital doctors from "working time", Ireland was in breach of the directive.

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It's not a final ruling but the opinion is likely to be upheld by the court.