Sr Mareena Shiji Mole Mathew won the overall accolade for nurse of the year 2021.

The award was presented to her by Maura Loftus, the Director of the Regional Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education in Tullamore.

Sr Mareena works in the Slieve Bloom Medical Ward at MRHP. She won praises for her high standards of care and empathy while advocating strongly for her patients.

Her role in supporting her colleagues and teaching student nurses was also complimented.

She hails from the state of Kerala in India.