Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, headquartered in Sallins, voted 96 percent in favour of the action.
Psychiatric nurses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action up to and including strike.
It's in response to the refusal by the HSE to exempt mental health services from a recruitment embargo which has been in place since last November.
Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, headquartered in Sallins, voted 96 percent in favour of the action.

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