Junior doctors are to mount a one day national strike on Wednesday the 25th of September.

It follows a vote by 97 per cent of junior doctors in favour of industrial action.

The Irish Medical Organisation says the HSE is in breach of an EU working hour’s directive - and says non consultant doctors are routinely working shifts of up to 36 hours in a row.

Furthermore - the IMO says that each week from Monday the 30th of September, a strike will be called in at least one hospital in each region in the country.

The IMO's Assistant Director of Industrial Relations is Eric Young.