Nurses simply cannot afford to live in Cork due to the high levels of rent being charged in the city.
That's according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation who say the Government needs to work on making the profession more attractive in order to attract and retain nurses.
The union says they are seeing staff handing in their notice with increasing frequency with rising rents and the cost of living often cited as the reason for leaving.
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The Taoiseach has called on the UK to put flesh on the bones of proposals to end the division around the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Micheál Martin met the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last night at the British Irish Council.
They discussed issues with the Protocol and devolved Government in Northern Ireland as well as climate and cost of living concerns.
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The number of accounts opened at Ireland's three remaining banks have doubled.
The Central Bank of Ireland's published new data on the withdrawal of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank from the Irish market.
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US intelligence suggests Russia is carrying out a withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson.
Ukraine's President has welcomed the news as his troops continue to make significant gains in the south.
In an address, Volodomyr Zelenskyy said troops have liberated 41 settlements but urged caution over the situation in Kherson.
