A practice tutor for radiography students training in Cork has quit in protest at funding shortages with claims students sit in libraries instead of working with patients. Radiographer Michelle Mossop has been a practice tutor for nine years while working in the Mercy University Hospital. He has been engaging with the HSE on behalf of Siptu and the practice tutors national committee at the WRC. In one example, he said: “At present we have students who should be working 'clinical hours' studying in the library instead. We note and welcome the government funding for additional radiography training places on a multi-annual basis."

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 20:47 UTC