ATU Department of Nursing & Healthcare

02/06/2026

Good luck & best wishes to all Junior & Leaving Cert students as your exams begin tomorrow. ☘️

Keep calm, stay positive, and believe in yourself💪. You've got this, just do your best!

Wishing you every success 🙌 over the coming weeks.

15/05/2026

There were farewells this morning, as we concluded with our final Clinical Practice Liaison MH Meeting this academic term!

On behalf of ATU Department of Nursing & Healthcare Staff and MH Nursing students at ATU Donegal we extend our congratulations & best wishes to Margaret Blockley ADON, who will retire later this summer as Nurse Practice Development Coordinator for our BSc Hons Mental Health Nursing programmes covering Donegal, Sligo & Leitrim MH Services.

Thank you for your dedication, commitment, and engagement in undergraduate nurse education. We will miss you. Best wishes for the next chapter & new beginnings ✨️

14/05/2026

Interested in a career in Nursing? No Leaving Certificate!

Why not check out our Donegal ETB Tertiary Access Route to General Nursing at ATU Department of Nursing & Healthcare ATU Donegal

https://www.donegaletb.ie/course-detail/?CourseId=503126&fbclid=IwdGRjcARwYfJjbGNrBHBh52V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHjiY8-St760LjQpN9P3LJLcpeUcvalD6ugWUrg8kV--jEkkBQ1Sh6XP-UI7__aem_FtOqHxEt5k1Wfh8NAwIVmg

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12/05/2026

School of Nursing celebrations to acknowledge International Nurses Day across our three ATU Nursing campuses Donegal Mayo & SAC Sligo today. ATU Donegal ATU Mayo ATU Sligo & ATU St Angelas with tea & talk with cake 🎂

Launching of Our Compass Guiding us toward 2031 Framework on International nurses day 2026

12/05/2026

Happy International Nurses day to all our Atlantic Technological University Nursing students and staff ATU Donegal ATU Mayo ATU Sligo & ATU St Angelas

"Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives" (ICN Theme 2026)

08/05/2026

News hot off the Press !! The Fit Féile Committee has confirmed that Fit Féile Women's Health Festival will be returning in 2027 — so start spreading the news.

A huge thank‑you to the dedicated committee (pictured below) for all their hard work throughout the year. We are delighted to have partnered with St. Eunan's LGFA to host the event and we look forward to continuing this work.

2026/2027 is shaping up to be a very healthy year, with major plans already underway for additional health‑promotion events next semester… stay tuned.🙌😎

Committee: Elaine Walsh (ATU), Catriona Carroll (St Eunan's), Breda Mulgrew (ATU), Dr. Gail Cummins (ATU), Charlene Bogan (ATU), Dr. Louise Mc Bride (ATU), Catherine Mc Gill (ATU), Alan O'Connell (St Eunan's), Michael Murphy (ATU). Missing from photo: Kevin Mc Gee (St Eunan's)🙌😎🙌

07/05/2026

Great memories from a wonderful day celebrating women and their health — a day of fun, friendship, and inspiration. It was fantastic to see so many attending the expert talks, and many thanks to our guest speakers who gave their time and expertise so generously. Well done to all the teams who participated in the G4M&O blitz. The great news is, we get to do it all again NEXT YEAR. Further details to follow..

03/05/2026

Darkness into Light 2026 ☆Saturday 9th May ☆
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03/05/2026

🎓✨ Step Into Your Future at ATU! ✨🎓

🤩 Thinking about your next step? Come along to the ATU Open Day on our Donegal (Letterkenny) campus and see where your journey could begin!

📍 Donegal (Letterkenny) campus
📅 Thursday, May 7th
⏰ 4:00pm – 6:30pm

🥳 Join us for an exciting and informative event

30/04/2026

🎊 Congratulations to our very first cohort of Post-Graduates in Science in Gerontology Nursing ATU Conferred today ATU Donegal for Registered Nurses working in Nursing Homes in Ireland.

A jointly delivered programme across three nursing campuses as New School of Nursing and Healthcare ATU Mayo ATU Sligo & ATU St Angelas ATU Donegal

This programme was funded by Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet through the Dept. of Health represented here by Helen Healy, RGN & Project Lead front row to left.

More details on this PG opportunity:
https://www.atu.ie/courses/postgraduate-diploma-in-science-gerontology-nursing-blended-part-time