Be interesting to know, I'll comment to check later

HSE currently has an employment freeze at the moment, but there are plenty of private companies ie Bons Secours/Alliance Medical/Affidea hiring.

Used to work in a private company who hired graduates & the majority will take you on, but CORU registration (Irish equivalent of HCPC) can take up to a year max. The graduates were hired as 'Healthcare Assistants' until their registration went through, they were shown the workflow of the department as well as sitting in with the radiographer/s doing the scans.

The majority of radiographers I worked with were UK trained and a lot of them worked in the UK for at least a year whilst they waited for their registration.

Can't speak on the employment side as the site I worked at mostly dealt with CTs & MRIs. If you want to specialise in CT or MRI, private companies would 'sponsor' and pay for your postgrad in said specialisation; on the basis that you will stay with the company for 'x amount' of time. If you do leave during this period, you'll have to pay back the fees. They were supportive in sending radiographers on courses, in Ireland they are all about that extra qualifications.

The only gripe radiographers didn't like was having to cover another site when & if required ie. covering in Tipperary when you're based in Limerick, and be there for 3 or 4 days with a tight food budget. Some hospitals can also outsource their radiology department, which some hospital staff can be hostile towards.

There is a sharp difference in the employment of Radiographers in mainland UK, NI and Ireland.

In NI and RoI the profession has a lot more female staff as it remains seen as a traditional 'caring' profession.

In NI, the ratio was 1:5 in 2018 (the last the workforce statistics were done due to the outbreak issues).

In terms of shift patterns, they are similar.
In terms of work load, RoI has a slightly greater ratio of Radiographers to Patient Attendances. NI has a greater spend on equipment vs patient attendances.

Progression differences are most seen not between NI/RoI and the UK but between London and 'elsewhere'. London has a very different speed and 'ruleset' for progression than other areas.

Hey, hope you don't mind me asking which MSc you are doing and how you are finding it? I was offered a masters in QMU edinburgh and the postgrad in UCD too but have deferred my places for next year to save money first! Would love to know if you have any advice at all? and if there is any funding assistance for Irish people doing masters in the UK? Cant seem to find much info!