Nurses delivering community mental health services carrying costs of spiralling fuel costs

Thursday 16th April 2026 :  Delegates attending the Annual Delegate Conference of the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) in Co. Cavan today (Thursday) have been told that despite a growing demand by young people and their families for CAMHS services the HSE is proposing to close a 10 bedded unit in St Vincent’s Hospital, Fairview, Dublin.

31/03/2026 - Dear Colleagues,

I wish to bring to your attention some updates regarding developments in matters that affect many members and are especially of note considering our upcoming conference takes place on April 16th and 17th.

Tuesday 10th February 2026.  The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) said today that RTE’s Primetime Investigates programmes on the Ireland’s psychiatric services highlight the need for meaningful action to address the decades‑long underfunding of Ireland’s mental health services and the deeply concerning conditions faced by individuals with severe mental illness in Irish prisons.