Where to study to become a nurse or midwife?

You can study to be a nurse or midwife at one of the 13 Irish Education Bodies (EBs) which offer Nursing and Midwifery Degree Programmes. The EBs provide programmes in:

• General Nursing
• Children’s and General Nursing (integrated)
• Intellectual Disability Nursing
• Midwifery
• Psychiatric Nursing

All of the programmes are at Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree. On successful completion you will receive the academic award Bachelor of Science (BSc) and will be eligible to apply to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Please click here to see a list of all of the colleges and their places. Please note that these numbers may change for the 2023.

It is illegal to practise as a nurse or a midwife in Ireland if you are not on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by NMBI. If an Irish nurse or midwife goes to work abroad, he or she will also have to register with what is called the 'competent authority'. In Ireland, the competent authority is NMBI.