A ballot of the country's nurses gets underway this morning amid a growing overcrowding crisis.
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Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say theirs and patient's safety is being compromised on a daily basis.
The INMO says if members vote in favour of it – the ballot could lead to an all out strike at hospitals including Universtiy Hospital Limerick in the lead up to Christmas.
General Secretary Liam Doran says the situation has gone too far.