Minister Harris announces â¬193 million investment in five world- leading SFI Research Centres
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today announced an investment of â¬193 million in five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres for six years.
The five centres will carry out research into smart medical devices, e-health, telecommunications networks, cybersecurity, smart cities, artificial intelligence, ethics and data privacy, as well as applied geosciences, energy security and marine resources.
Speaking today, Minister Harris said: I am delighted to announce this significant government investment in five SFI Research Centres, which reflects Irelandâs position as a world leader in research and innovation.
Record number of new vets and nurses register with Veterinary Council of Ireland
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The Veterinary Council of Ireland, the statutory body responsible for the regulation and management of the practise of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the state, recorded 229 new vets and 107 new veterinary nurses on its register in 2020.
The statutory body welcomes its new registrants and believes this influx of additional talent will benefit animal health and welfare in Ireland. The number of new vets and veterinary nurses is the highest ever recorded in a single year.
The total number of vets and veterinary nurses on the Veterinary Council register currently stands at 3,045 and 1,087 respectively, which is an all-time high in terms of the number of veterinary professionals working in Ireland.
Record number of new vets and nurses on the books in Ireland
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The Veterinary Council of Ireland, the statutory body responsible for the regulation and management of the practise of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the state, recorded 229 new vets and 107 new veterinary nurses on its register in 2020.
The statutory body welcomes its new registrants and believes this influx of additional talent will benefit animal health and welfare in Ireland. The number of new vets and veterinary nurses is the highest ever recorded in a single year.
The total number of vets and veterinary nurses on the Veterinary Council register currently stands at 3,045 and 1,087 respectively, which is an all-time high in terms of the number of veterinary professionals working in Ireland.
Niamh Muldoon
The Veterinary Council of Ireland recorded 229 new vets and 107 new veterinary nurses on its register in 2020, it has announced today (Tuesday, January 12).
The number of new vets and veterinary nurses is the highest ever recorded in a single year.
The total number of vets and veterinary nurses on the Veterinary Council register currently stands at 3,045 and 1,087 respectively.
This is an all-time high in terms of the number of veterinary professionals working in Ireland, as
AgriLand recently reported.
Of the 229 newly-registered vets, 100 were awarded their Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree from University College Dublin (UCD).
The remaining vets graduated from a number of schools of veterinary medicine abroad, with the most popular being the University of Medicine in Budapest (which accounted for 31 newly registered vets) and the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland (which accounted for 12 vets).
Multiple All-Ireland winner selected as new Offaly Senior Manager
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A multiple All-Ireland winner has been announced as the new Offaly Senior Camogie Manager.
The Executive of the Offaly Camogie County Board says it is delighted to announce Susan Earner as Offaly Senior Camogie Manager. This is the first time that a woman will lead the Offaly Senior team and it also supports the Camogie Association’s MNA programme and enhances perceptions of women in sport.
Susan brings a wealth of experience with her having played in five All Ireland Finals with Galway and won the O’Duffy Cup in 2013. Also as a player she won two All Stars and two Poc Fada titles.