CUMH nurse honoured for work with premature babies

It’s a time of year for nice surprises and Margaret O’Driscoll of the Neonatal Unit at Cork University Maternity Hospital was on the receiving end when she was rewarded for her work, not least for her efforts with a premature baby boy.

Margaret, from Kilbrittain in Co Cork, was among eight recipients of awards from Skibbereen and Bandon Credit Union after she was nominated by the Sheehan family from Inane in Castletownshend, who referred to Margaret babysitting Michael on her day off so they could attend a family wedding.

In what is the second year of the Little Big Things awards scheme, Skibbereen and Bandon Credit Union received numerous nominations from members of the public and settled on the eight winners, who included three girls who help their little brother with Down Syndrome, a woman who cares for her 90-year-old mother and her own son, and another nominee who assists elderly in the community.