In September, NMBI, alongside the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit (NMPDU), and our Student Ambassadors, were delighted to attend the National Ploughing Championships to promote awareness of NMBI and the professions.  

We met with the public, our nursing and midwifery colleagues along with their families, as well as future nurses and midwives. 

More than 225,000 people visited the Ploughing Championships which were held in at Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly between 16 to 18 September. 

We were on hand to provide information about our role as a regulator, as well as engaging with second level students to promote the professions and highlight the diverse career prospects available to anyone considering a career in nursing and midwifery. 

We also provided hands on CPR experience at our stand which gave attendees of all ages the chance to learn how to resuscitate someone with chest compressions. 

We would like to thank our Student Ambassadors Katelyn Cahill and Lauren Walsh from University College Dublin, and Andrea Vazquez Domenech from University of Galway who made a great impression on young visitors to the stand. 

A special word of thanks to our colleagues from Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; the NMPDU and Regional Hospital Mullingar for their support and giving their time to help at our stand. They are: Sinéad Philips; Caroline EarlyFox; Claire Fitzpatrick; Siobhan Flynn; Finola Gill; Jennifer O’Shaughnessy; Sheila Browne; Gráinne Keena; Jeremiah Nally; Maura Loftus; Veena Lasrado; Nicola Waters and Carmel McGrath. 

Our team was pleased to meet with An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin and as well as many TDs and Ministers at the event. 

We also met with both Presidential candidates and we would like to congratulate Catherine Connolly and wish her every success as President of Ireland.

We received very positive feedback and we hope that we encouraged people to choose a career that makes a difference. 

We will continue to promote the professions and showcase the opportunities available to anyone considering a career in nursing and midwifery. You can join the campaign by following us on Instagram @nmbi_ie through the hashtags: #CareerinNursing #CareerinMidwifery #ACareerThatMakesADifference.