nicola waters

Registered Nurse Tutor, passionate about nursing education, research & continuous practice development. (Opinions my own)

[Western Gaels GAA @gaelspro]

Support your club 💙🩵 Build something lasting 💪
Funds raised from the Ultimate Summer Stage Pass are going towards a brand new gym at Nash Park in Frenchpark — a space for all members to train, grow, and thrive

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#inittowinit #summervibes #gym

[Western Gaels GAA @gaelspro]

Win the summer with Western Gaels, one ticket could get you 2 tickets to 10 events...it's that easy!!
Link below to enter:
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[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

Delighted to announce dates for STORM skills training for 2026!
Early booking advisable to secure your place.
@HSEDubMidlands @NMPDMidlands

[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

Register now for this insightful webinar on how to support & care for people with Eating Disorders delivered by Ms Kathy Downes, BodyWhys Ireland.
This live webinar will not be recorded!

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

Great to attend #ploughing2025 with @NMBI_ie and @NMPDMidlands colleagues to promote our profession.
#aCareerThatMakesADifference

[nicola waters @nic77a]

@OscarsKidsIE @monaghangaa

[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

Delighted to host @CHIatCrumlin colleagues in the RCNME Tullamore for the Introduction to Caring for a Child with Complex Needs in the Community, Engagement and Networking throughout the day.
@HSEDubMidlands ,@AnneGallen3 , @NMPDMidlands

[The GAA @officialgaa]

📺WATCH: FULL-TIME HIGHLIGHTS⏯️

Monaghan are the Allianz Football League Division 2 champions 🏆

@monaghangaa 1-26
@RoscommonGAA 0-19

#GAANOW has the best of the action 🏐

[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

Introducing Webinar No 5 in the Connect, Collaborate & Change Series
Global Partnership & Global Health.

[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

An insightful Webinar into keeping our brains healthy!

[NMPD Midlands @NMPDMidlands]

@NMPDMidlands and @RCNME_Tullamore are delighted to be supporting @LoretoMullingar Careers Fair promoting the profession of Nursing and Midwifery.
Thank you to Students from @NursingTUS & @DCU and to @RHMullingar for your support.
@HSEDubMidlands @NurMidONMSD @NMBI_ie

[Monaghan GAA Supporters @MonaghanGAAFans]

We were all hoping he'd give it one more year but unfortunately that won't be the case. Thank you Conor McManus for the memories! Enjoy your retirement. Thanks for being a superstar, a gentleman and an amazing person on and off the pitch. Thank you for everything! 🤍

[NMPD Midlands @NMPDMidlands]

Looking forward to the next #RHM Nursing Grand Rounds on Tuesday 21st January 1-2 pm in the Education Centre https://t.co/UsyuVhgUx9 or scan QR Code

[nicola waters @nic77a]

@bernie_biesty @siobhanmh @Siobhainodon @CatherineGlanc3 @MauraHeffernan2 @julianahenry76 @Ckkgreene @Lorraine051409 That's fantastic 👏

[RCNME_Tullamore @RCNME_Tullamore]

RCNME Tullamore are delighted to be working collaboratively with NMBI and the pilot sites of MRHT, MRHP and Muiriosa Foundation in the Dublin Midlands Region on the Pilot Professional Competence Scheme.
Fantastic day for nursing & midwifery profession.

[Today FM 💛 @TodayFM]

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[nicola waters @nic77a]

@iambri_97 😭

[nicola waters @nic77a]

@siobhanmh @HSE_West_NWest @GrennanKar72942 @TCD_SNM @ncnn_irl @CDONMSaolta Congrats 👏

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Music is an universal language that stirs emotions and it brings people together ...