UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2019

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Promoting Nursing and Midwifery to Irish speaking potential applicants

On the 20th of November 2019 three School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM) students (Anna Johnson, Aoibheann Duggan and Niamh Healy), were interviewed by Helen Ní She on Radio na Gaeltachta (RnaG) on the University College Cork (UCC) campus. RnaG wished to speak with Irish speaking nursing and midwifery students about their experiences in UCC and job prospects on qualification. Niamh is a third year BSc Midwifery student, Aoibheann and Anna are both 4th years on the BSc Integrated and Children’s programme. These fluent Irish speakers discussed their student experiences and career hopes for the future; ably representing the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The Team: Dr Helen Mulcahy (former Director of the External Relations and Communications in SoNM) coordinated the student representation in collaboration with Helen Ní She from RnaG.

The interview demonstrated the confidence and competence of nursing and midwifery students discussing current professional issues in a public broadcasting forum It demonstrates that nursing and midwifery education appeals to fluent Irish speakers, who can in turn ably promote it to future second level students

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Website: www.ucc.ie/en/nursingmidwifery/theschool/news/nursing-- midwifery-students-interviewed-on-radio-na-gaeltachta.html

Pictured right: Anna Johnson, Aoibheann Duggan and Niamh Healy during interview

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