For Deirdre Tuite, the decision to change careers came late, but the ambition had been there for years. The Dublin mother of four is now a newly qualified paramedic after retraining in her late 40s, following a 20-year career as an educator. She said family life had made the move hard earlier on. "I always wanted to become a paramedic and always talked about it, but my husband worked shifts in ESB, so it was never the right time. You…
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