From its inception in 1948, through the 1950s-70s, Irish women were amongst the largest groups directly recruited to train and work as nurses in the NHS. The Irish Nurses in the NHS is a 3 year (2022-2024) oral history project led by Professor Louise Ryan, London Metropolitan University, Grainne McPolin, a retired nurse and now independent documentary maker, with research assistant Neha Doshi.
The project involves over 40 interviews with Irish-born nurses across Britain. In this presentation, the team will present findings from their interviews in Liverpool. They will explore the nurses' stories of recruitment, training and early experiences on the wards during the 1950s-70s as well as the social scene in Liverpool.
The research project has received funding from the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, as well as the Irish Department for Foreign Affairs (Irish Abroad Unit), the Burdett Trust for Nursing, the London Irish Centre and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
To learn more about the project, please go to [ Ссылка ].
To listen to the podcasts, please go to [ Ссылка ] (and keep checking back as more episodes will be relased over time).

0:00 - Welcome by Gerrry Diver (Strategy and Innovation Officer, Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool) and Sarah Mangan (Consul General of Ireland - North of England)
3:20 - presentation by Professor Louise Ryan and Neha Dosh
36:00 - preview of podcast by Grainne McPolin
48:49 - conversation between (retired) Irish nurse Mary and Professor Louise Ryan

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