Irish Nurses in the NHS
Claim This Podcastby Grainne McPolin & Louise Ryan
Podcast Overview
<p>Since Britain's National Health Service was established in 1948 tens of thousands of Irish women and men left Ireland and went to train as nurses in the UK health service. </p><p> </p><p>Recruitment drives throughout the 1950s & 60s saw NHS staff travel around Ireland to interview and sign up mainly Irish teenage girls for nurse training. The Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast series shares the experiences and lives of nurses who travelled from Ireland and helped build Britain's national health service over these decades up to the present day. </p><p> </p><p>In this series you'll hear from many of these Irish nurses; their motivations to leave home: how they adapted to their new lives in Britain and what their training entailed. The podcast series includes many funny memories as well as some heartbreaking stories. </p><p> </p><p>It will look at questions of was it like to leave Ireland in your teens (literally) and arrive in a new and unfamiliar country - and that was in a time when there was no internet, mobile phones or computers! How were they welcomed and what was life like in Britain? This podcast series aims to answer these questions and brings to life the untold stories of Irish nurses in the NHS. </p><p> </p><p>The Irish Nurses in the NHS podcast series and the broader Irish Nurses in the NHS Project would not have been possible without the generous contribution of the Irish nurses themselves who trusted us with their stories to whom we are indebted . The Irish Nurses in the NHS podcast series is hosted by <a href="http://grainnemcpolin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grainne McPolin</a> and produced in collaboration with <a href="https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/profiles/staff/louise-ryan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Louise Ryan</a> & <a href="https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/profiles/students/neha-doshi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neha Doshi</a> </p><p><a href="Neha Doshi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></p><p>The Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series was produced in association with the <a href="https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/the-irish-abroad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irish Government department of Foreign Affairs; Irish Abroad </a>Unit and the <a href="https://londonirishcentre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Irish Centre</a>;</p><br><p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.btfn.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Burdett Trust for Nursing</a>, <a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Liverpool University’s Institute of Irish Studies</a> <a href="https://www.irishcc.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irish Community Care</a>, <a href="https://www.liverpoolirishcentre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liverpool Irish Centre</a>, <a href="https://www.inmo.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation</a> <a href="https://www.bucks.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/tom-mcgorrian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buckinghamshire New University</a> for their continued support. </p><br><p>Please note that the names of some contributors have been changed in order to protect their identities.</p><br><p> </p><p><u>Credits</u>: </p><p> </p><p>Music: ‘Resonance’ by <a href="https://amala.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amala </a> Reidun Schlesinger & Paul de Grae </p><br><p>Assistant Production on episode 1: Five Elements Media</p><br><p>Assistant Production Episode 10 <a href="https://creativelyspeaking.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Lavery-Carrig</a> </p><br><p>Branding & Marketing <a href="https://kellycrichton.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Crichton</a> </p><br><p>Cover Design: <a href="https://londonirishcentre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Irish Centre </a> </p><br><p>Photos by the kind courtesy to Bernie Naughton and Noreen Schierz </p><br><p>Photos processed by portrait photographer <a href="http://www.fionafreund.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiona Freund</a>).</p><br><p>Voice Over Recording: <a href="https://kerrymusic.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat's Tracks Recording Studios</a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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February 1, 2026
Making Their Mark
In this final episode of the Irish Nurses in the NHS, the women describe how their nursing careers developed after training and how they made their mark on Britain's NHS<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 8, 2024
Nurse's experiences of anti-Irish discrimination in Britain
<p>In this episode, we hear the first-hand accounts and negative experiences faced by the nurses, as Irish migrants in Britain and especially at the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
February 1, 2024
Perception of Irish Nurses Working in Britain
<p>Marking St Brigid's Day, we hear in this episode why Irish nurses were perceived as the steadfast embodiment of the caring profession that was at the heard of Britain's National Health Service. </p><br><p>During the 19th and 20th Centuries, swathes of Irish - born citizens travelled across the sea to find opportunity in Britain. While many depictions of Irish migrants were derogatory, the figure of the Irish nurse remains esteemed. Hardworking and friendly, Irish nurses were often well received</p><br><p>Irish families in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were generally larger than today; so it wasn't unusual to have at least one nurse in the Irish family unit, however, lack of employment and difficulty in getting a nurse training place in Ireland drove many young women and men across the Irish Sea and into the arms of Britain's National Health Service</p><br><p>We are now at the halfway point in the Irish Nurses in the NHS story where we are following the trajectory of the lives of these nurses, how they were recruited into the NHS, leaving home, stories of life in the nurse's home, the uniform, nurse training, the wards and patients. But how were they perceived as Irish nurses in Britain? What was the X Factor that helped to create the image of the Irish nurse as indefatigable?</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Irish Nurses in the NHS?
<p>Since Britain's National Health Service was established in 1948 tens of thousands of Irish women and men left Ireland and went to train as nurses in the UK health service. </p><p> </p><p>Recruitment drives throughout the 1950s & 60s saw NHS staff travel around Ireland to interview and sign up mainly Irish teenage girls for nurse training. The Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast series shares the experiences and lives of nurses who travelled from Ireland and helped build Britain's national health service over these decades up to the present day. </p><p> </p><p>In this series you'll hear from many of these Irish nurses; their motivations to leave home: how they adapted to their new lives in Britain and what their training entailed. The podcast series includes many funny memories as well as some heartbreaking stories. </p><p> </p><p>It will look at questions of was it like to leave Ireland in your teens (literally) and arrive in a new and unfamiliar country - and that was in a time when there was no internet, mobile phones or computers! How were they welcomed and what was life like in Britain? This podcast series aims to answer these questions and brings to life the untold stories of Irish nurses in the NHS. </p><p> </p><p>The Irish Nurses in the NHS podcast series and the broader Irish Nurses in the NHS Project would not have been possible without the generous contribution of the Irish nurses themselves who trusted us with their stories to whom we are indebted . The Irish Nurses in the NHS podcast series is hosted by <a href="http://grainnemcpolin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grainne McPolin</a> and produced in collaboration with <a href="https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/profiles/staff/louise-ryan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Louise Ryan</a> & <a href="https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/profiles/students/neha-doshi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neha Doshi</a> </p><p><a href="Neha Doshi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></p><p>The Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series was produced in association with the <a href="https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/the-irish-abroad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irish Government department of Foreign Affairs; Irish Abroad </a>Unit and the <a href="https://londonirishcentre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Irish Centre</a>;</p><br><p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.btfn.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Burdett Trust for Nursing</a>, <a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Liverpool University’s Institute of Irish Studies</a> <a href="https://www.irishcc.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irish Community Care</a>, <a href="https://www.liverpoolirishcentre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liverpool Irish Centre</a>, <a href="https://www.inmo.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation</a> <a href="https://www.bucks.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/tom-mcgorrian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buckinghamshire New University</a> for their continued support. </p><br><p>Please note that the names of some contributors have been changed in order to protect their identities.</p><br><p> </p><p><u>Credits</u>: </p><p> </p><p>Music: ‘Resonance’ by <a href="https://amala.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amala </a> Reidun Schlesinger & Paul de Grae </p><br><p>Assistant Production on episode 1: Five Elements Media</p><br><p>Assistant Production Episode 10 <a href="https://creativelyspeaking.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Lavery-Carrig</a> </p><br><p>Branding & Marketing <a href="https://kellycrichton.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Crichton</a> </p><br><p>Cover Design: <a href="https://londonirishcentre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Irish Centre </a> </p><br><p>Photos by the kind courtesy to Bernie Naughton and Noreen Schierz </p><br><p>Photos processed by portrait photographer <a href="http://www.fionafreund.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiona Freund</a>).</p><br><p>Voice Over Recording: <a href="https://kerrymusic.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat's Tracks Recording Studios</a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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