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08 May

Irish Times: College President Dr Lorcan Martin on Mental Health Presentations to Emergency Departments

Dr Lorcan Martin spoke to the Irish Times on the issue of mental health crisis presentations in emergency departments. Though speaking to the issue generally, the...
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29 Apr

College Signs Warning Letter by Alcohol Action Ireland

The College were signatories on a the letter to the Irish Times written by Alcohol Action Ireland calling on the government to ensure that the...
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15 Apr

Spring Conference 2025: Dr Qurrat Ul Ain wins Poster Presentation Competition

As part of this year's College Spring Conference, 28 NCHD posters were entered for competition. The winner of this year's competition was Dr Qurrat Ul Ain...
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11 Apr

College elects Dr Karen O’Connor as new Vice President

We are delighted to announce that Dr Karen O’Connor been elected Vice President of the College. Dr O'Connor is a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist and National...
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10 Apr

Spring Conference 2025: Opening Address by President Dr Lorcan Martin

"It is doctors and not judges who are the experts when it comes treatment. We do not involuntarily admit patients for amusement nor for a...
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09 Apr

College President attends 33rd Congress of European Psychiatry in Madrid, Spain

Dr Lorcan Martin, President, CPsychI and Dr Lade Smith, CBE, President RCPsych, met on April 8th at the recent EPA Council of National Psychiatrists Association...
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26 Mar

Dr Patricia Byrne in the Irish Times: Children experiencing mental illness can’t afford to wait for reform to happen by magic

Following the publication of A Model of Governance and Management Structures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland on 25 March, Chair of...
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25 Mar

Irish Examiner: Children could be prescribed unnecessary medication due to gaps in mental health services

Following the launch of the College paper for A Model of Governance and Management Structures for CAMHS, the Irish Examiner highlighted how limited therapeutic options...
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25 Mar

Irish Times: ‘We can’t recruit’: Psychiatrists propose Camhs reforms to improve patient care

Following the launch of the College paper for A Model of Governance and Management Structures for CAMHS, the Irish Times has covered the current state...
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25 Mar

College calls for new governance and management structures for CAMHS

College calls for new governance and management structures for CAMHS
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