Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Wednesday 14 October 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

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Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 14 October 2026

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Updated Wednesday 14 October 2026

Dormant

RCN opens Northern Ireland industrial action ballot over pay

The Royal College of Nursing has opened a ballot for industrial action by nursing staff in Northern Ireland over the continued failure to deliver a pay award, with Stormont unable to agree a budget.

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