The 12-hour strike, from 8am to 8pm marking the third time in three years nurses have been on strike over fair pay and staffing issues.
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Nurse Sarah Donnelly on the picket line outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, as nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take industrial action over pay. Picture date: Tuesday December 20, 2022. Photo: Liam McBurney
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Nurses Sarah Donnelly (left) and Nicola Joyce on the picket line outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, as nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take industrial action over pay. Picture date: Tuesday December 20, 2022. Photo: Liam McBurney
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Northern Ireland's nurses are staging a second day of strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. Photo: pacemaker
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Northern Ireland's nurses are staging a second day of strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. Photo: pacemaker