Mar 20, 2024 | The President's Blog
On 24th January 2024, I attended the Memorial Ceremony in the Unitarian Church on St. Stephen’s Green which followed the Council meeting earlier that morning. The Memorial Ceremony has been running for many years. During Covid, it was virtual, and a legacy of that...
Feb 23, 2024 | Blog, The President's Blog
President’s Blog 2023 – 2024 IMO Doolin Memorial Lecture 2023 On 2nd December, I attended two functions. Firstly, I met with colleagues from the IMO for their annual Doolin Memorial Lecture in RCSI. The President of the IMO, Dr John Cannon, who recently graduated...
Apr 12, 2021 | Blog, The President's Blog
Over the years it has often been said to me: “I don’t know how you do it – day in day out listening to tales of pain and suffering and complaining; I could not stick it even for one day”. Yes. as GPs there is no doubt we encounter stories of pain and suffering,...
Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, The President's Blog
She sat on the edge of the couch, legs not quite reaching the floor. I had just administered the first dose of her COVID-19 vaccine. “Is that it?” she said. “Is that what all the fuss is about?”. Having assured her that she had indeed received her injection, I then...
Feb 4, 2021 | Blog, The President's Blog
“But I suggest if you are having these feelings, then tell someone, especially if the pandemic has left you struggling with your head junk for the first time. Starting with a GP. More GPs have saved my life than paramedics, because thankfully the former has put me on...
Jan 6, 2021 | Blog, The President's Blog
I took this photograph of the Rock of Cashel on a recent walk near my home. The Round Tower on the Rock dates from the 12th Century and as I looked at on it on a beautiful winter’s day, I could not help but ponder on all the history it has seen play out in its time....
