Sir, - Hospitals are crying out for trained nurses. As an independent guidance counsellor, I have come across many brilliant young people from all parts of the country who have failed to make it into nurse training.
Recently Irish hospitals have recruited nurses in Berlin. German students may enter nurse training after their Junior Cert (Mittlere Reife). An Bord Altranais requires our students to have a Leaving Cert with at least two higher grade Cs, a science subject, maths, etc. Mr Martin, Sheila O'Malley (President of Bord Altranais): please give us back our dedicated nurses. - Yours, etc.,
Perdita Quinlan, Thornfield, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.