Applicants must:
Be registered on the general, children's, psychiatric, intellectual disability or midwifery division of the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland,
Have a minimum of one year's post-registration experience (exclusive of post-registration courses),
Be currently working in the required specialist area, i.e., an area associated with palliative care/children's care/children's palliative care or allied areas (neonatal, disability, oncology) and have as a minimum six months clinical experience in this specialist area,
Complete additional clinical hours in a children's palliative care/complex setting. Placement length depends on the learning opportunities available to students in their current work setting,
Provide written support from their employer that they will be able to access this client group across the programme,
Satisfy the selection panel of their ability to complete the programme,
Have an honours Bachelor's degree at NFQ Level 8 in nursing or a comparable qualification. Applicants who do not hold an honours degree or Higher Diploma (Level 8) must demonstrate that they have successfully completed (in the previous two years) a module at Level 9.

IELTS - 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component.
TOEFL IBT - 88 overall 20-23 Listening, 20-22 Speaking, 24-26 Writing, 19-23 Reading