Working Life: Claire Collins, fertility nurse

Claire Collins talks us through her day as a fertility nurse.

Fri, 30 Dec, 2016 - 00:00

6am

I’m on the road early because I travel from Carlow where I live with my husband Fergal and our two sons Hugh (5) and Robert (6). When I started with Sims, I was living in Cork, but a job opportunity arose for my husband in Dublin and we settled on Carlow where I have wonderful family support. I work Monday to Wednesday, overnighting in Cork, so dinners are prepared on Sunday.

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