School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick

27/05/2026

Applications are now being accepted for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery Sponsorship Programme.

This post RGN registration programme is an 18-month full time programme delivered in conjunction with the University Maternity Hospital, Limerick.

📆 Application deadline: Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 12:00 noon
📆 Programme start date: January 2027

Information and application details are available on the HSE webpage -'Midwifery Sponsorship Programme NRS15158’
https://about.hse.ie/jobs/job-search/midwifery-sponsorship-programme-nrs15158/

For further details, contact:
Sandra Atkinson, Course Director Higher Diploma in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick.
📧 [email protected]
Or
Mary Una Mc Cormick, Clinical Placement Co-ordinator (Midwifery), University Maternity Hospital Limerick
📧 [email protected]

27/05/2026

The MSc Nursing (Perioperative Care) programme is designed for nurses working in perioperative settings who wish to develop their knowledge, skills, and professional practice. The programme integrates theoretical study with clinical experience to support the preparation of safe and competent practitioners who deliver evidence-based, person-centred care. Emphasis is placed on the assessment and management of the surgical patient, effective communication, and multidisciplinary teamwork within the perioperative environment.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th June 2026.

For more information and for applications visit: https://www.ul.ie/gps/course/nursing-perioperative-care-msc

For queries, contact [email protected]

25/05/2026

Are you a registered nurse working in a respiratory care setting?

Our MSc in Nursing (Respiratory Care) programme is designed for registered nurses working in respiratory care settings who wish to develop specialist knowledge and clinical competence. The programme integrates theoretical study with clinical experience to prepare safe practitioners delivering evidence-based, person-centred respiratory care. It focuses on assessment and management of respiratory conditions, effective communication, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the application of evidence to practice.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th June 2026.

For more information and for applications visit: https://www.ul.ie/gps/course/nursing-respiratory-care-msc

For queries, contact [email protected]

18/05/2026

Considering a Master of Science in Nursing at University of Limerick?

This programme is designed for registered nurses looking to enhance their knowledge, skills, and professional practice. By combining theory with clinical experience, the programme supports the application of research and evidence to improve patient care and service delivery. With a focus on clinical practice, collaboration, and professional development, it prepares participants to contribute to service improvement and help advance nursing practice within complex healthcare environments.

A range of module choices are offered to suit your clinical and practice environment.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th June 2026.

For more information and for applications visit: https://www.ul.ie/gps/course/nursing-msc

For queries, contact [email protected]

15/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to PhD student Emma Moran on the publication of her first primary study as part of her doctoral research journey.

Emma’s paper, "Women’s and multidisciplinary team members’ experiences of care and discharge from an Irish specialist perinatal mental health service: A multiperspectival interpretative phenomenological analysis", published in Midwifery journal, makes an important and timely contribution to the area of perinatal mental health. Her work provides valuable insights from key stakeholders including women who have attended services, into the components of effective specialist perinatal mental health services and discharge processes. Emma’s findings highlight the importance of person‑centred, relational care, with women valuing flexible, individualised approaches to discharge.

View Emma's paper here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613826001397

Well done, Emma 👏

14/05/2026

🎙️ Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner Yvonne Tier (Collins) University Maternity Hospital Limerick and colleagues will be on the David McCullagh show on RTE Radio 1; this morning 14/05/2026 - tune in or listen back! 🎙️

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13/05/2026

13/05/2026

NURSING in Limerick is a family affair for five sisters and their children, who all work or study as nurses at Limerick hospitals.

13/05/2026

Yesterday marked International Nurses Day, and at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick we are honoured to be educating the next generation of nurses — including four remarkable UL students who are continuing a powerful family legacy.

It is inspiring to see Patrick Cregan, Clodagh Williams, Sam Williams and Ciara Neenan follow in the footsteps of their mothers and aunts — the five O’Keeffe sisters who joined the Mid West nursing workforce in the 1980s and have collectively contributed more than 175 years of nursing experience.

Their story is a testament to the compassion, dedication and generational commitment that define the nursing profession.

Read the full feature here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dq4g6Mkz

12/05/2026

To Celebrate International Nurses Day on the 12th of May 2026 the Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) Journal has produced a flipbook of selected content to mark the important contribution made by nurses and nursing worldwide. We are delighted that work by our colleagues Dr. Kathleen Markey and Ms. Melissa Browne has been included. The flipbook has been made 'free to view' and can be accessed using this link:
https://info.bmj.com/view/618580155/

We would like to wish everyone a Happy International Nurses Day 2026! Never underestimate the difference you can make!