Baby Blue Eyes

Donal Ferris called to tell us he has graduated in Media Production from the University of Bedfordshire, having thoroughly enjoyed his course. He has taken up an internship at a company called "Baby Blue Eyes Productions" based in Drury Lane in London. He is really happy and will continue to live in Luton.

Another First

It's been a great week for visitors. Zoe Hall, nee Woolsey, had just heard that she has achieved a first class honours degree in Nursing from Queens. She has also just scooped an excellent post in the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald. She is married to Jonathan, living in Annalong and is really happy. She is going to work as a staff nurse and has an option on midwifery training to move on to if that is what she decides on. She'll be coming in to talk to A level students about her course and training.

Conal got in touch

See below about running into Ryan McCabe. Conal Magee called in to see us this week, looking terrific, happy and fulfilled. His story of how he found his way is really interesting, and we fully intend to have him in to talk to our media students and music students. He'll have careers advice to share, and skills and new stuff developed during his degree course at Hull. He has loads of creative projects underway, just what our students need to hear about.

Complaint from the Cookie Jar

Anne Herron has found herself without the summer help from Philip. He is enjoying his maths degree so much that he ended up working at Queens all summer too. Great to hear he is enjoying the course so much after all his hard work.

The Valentine Quinns

Shea Valentine Quinn turned up smiling yesterday - son of Sinead and Patrick, now all living at the Fin. Sinead tells us that Anne Marie is still engineering with the Roads Service, Anthony is a mechanic and Patrick is working with him, and Brendan is earning lots of money. Great to meet Shea, who is curly and smiley, a double Shimna baby.

A criminologist at heart

Eleanor McGlue left Shimna with excellent A level grades to join the police. However, the recruitment process took so long that she took herself to university after all to study criminology. She is loving the degree course, and now intends to join the police through the graduate recruitment programme.

Carl in Dundee

Carl Greer has been in touch and has successfully completed first year of his degree in Mental Health Nursing in Dundee. It takes real commitment to build up the work experience required before you even begin to qualify for this career, and it is one of the most important careers in our society.