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).
Career included many changes in Donegal ETB
When Jim McGlynn completed his Leaving Certificate Examinations in 1977 his goal, like many of his peers of that time, was to get a secure, permanent and pensionable job.
The attractions of a dependable salary, pension entitlements and the chance of promotion with one employer drew the young Glenfin man towards the Donegal Vocational Education Committee (VEC).
Together with Paddy Gallagher, Finola Furey, Frankie Quinn, Patrick Doherty and the fondly remembered Patsy Breslin RIP, he made up what was later referred to as “The Class of ‘78”.
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Last week, Jim (61) attended his final meeting of the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), which replaced the former VEC in 2013, before his retirement at the end of the year.
Dundalk man lands top tech job in Belfast
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Dundalk man Jeremiah Wangaruro has landed a prestigious job with Belfast software company Sentireal.
After studying at Dundalk Grammar School, Jeremiah went on to university in Dublin and graduated with an Honours Degree in Computer Science.
He joined Sentireal in November as a Data Scientist - the first person to be employed in such a role for the company.
The role is supported by InterTrade Ireland s Co-Innovate Programme, and involves collaboration between Sentireal in Belfast, and Letterkenny Institute of Technology.
Jeremiah joins the existing technical team, and his role involves the development of Artificial Intelligence software modules.
The former Donegal Creameries Plant in Letterkenny has been sold.
Local Real Estate Agents DNG Boyce Gallagher has confirmed that a sale has been agreed on the 5.46 acre site in Ballyraine which had been on the market for 1.4 million euro.
In its description, the development includes 2.21 hectares including 6,300 sq. ft. of retail space and 12,645 sq. ft. of storage area.
The site is located at the edge of a well-established residential area of Letterkenny and adjacent to general employment land use and zoning.
It s also situated on Ballyraine Road - a busy relief road on the urban outskirts of the town, close to local IDA Business Parks, Pramerica, and the Letterkenny Institute of Technology.