Florence Nightingale
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Thinking Anew – Where good people make a difference
- Religion & Beliefs
- July 25, 2020, 00:01
Kamand Kojouri is an Iranian woman living in Wales. She teaches at Swansea University and is a published author. Her latest book, a selection of her p(...)

Irish family stuck in Cyprus: ‘We hope our flights home are cancelled’
- Health & Family
- July 5, 2020, 06:01
Our family was at the airport for a flight to Cyprus when the first case of coronavirus hit Ireland. Was it irresponsible to fly? Possibly, but if you(...)

‘I have no faith in the Catholic Church but I prayed when I’d Covid-19’
- Religion & Beliefs
- May 31, 2020, 11:30
It’s over two months since churches, mosques, and synagogues in Ireland were closed for public worship. For Christians, Easter 2020 took place behind (...)

Great reads: 20 books to unwind with this summer
- Books
- May 30, 2020, 06:00
From established talent to rising stars, and whether you prefer fact or fiction, all of these books deserve a place on your reading list in the mon(...)

Coronavirus: INMO urges increase in nursing college places, warns of staff pressures
- Health
- May 12, 2020, 12:35
Ireland will face “even more severe” staffing pressures in the health service if the number of nursing and midwifery undergraduate places are not incr(...)

Unshakeable purpose – Florence Nightingale, the woman who revolutionised nursing
- Opinion
- May 10, 2020, 13:01
Of the 110,000 British soldiers who took part in the Crimean War between October 1853 and February 1856, about 2,700 were killed in battle, 2,000 othe(...)

The year of the nurse: ‘We’re drained, we’re stressed, but we will keep going’
- Health & Family
- May 9, 2020, 06:00
2020 IS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE NURSE AND MIDWIFE, AND THE PRESSURES ON THE PROFESSION HAVE NEVER BEEN GREATER When the World Health Organ(...)

Of ramps and lamps – Frank McNally on coronavirus cliches, Florence Nightingale’s statistics, and literature’s worst nurse
- Opinion
- April 30, 2020, 18:30
‘Ramping up” is the great cliché of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been applied to everything from the acceleration of virus testing, via increased (...)

Post-festive Boris must sink his teeth into a Brexit new year
- Opinion
- January 2, 2019, 01:00
I’m longing for a glimpse of Boris Johnson to see if he managed to keep the weight off over the holidays. Just before Christmas he wrote a diary piece(...)

Can pet therapy help patients with dementia?
- Health & Family
- October 4, 2016, 05:50
The first reported use of therapy animals dates back to the 1800s when Florence Nightingale observed that small animals helped ease distress among pat(...)