…training in Ireland. Opening the inaugural conference College President, Dr Lorcan Martin highlighted that: ‘Being a trainer is so much more than having a junior doctor on the team or…
…Poster Prize were announced. The John Dunne Medal is awarded for outstanding trainee contribution to psychiatric research. Dr Laura Bond was awarded this year’s medal for her paper entitled ‘What…
…and others will be coming to our services with unique narratives of their current postings. Some of our staff will be coming from or returning to other parts of the…
…control. Currently gambling advertising in Ireland is much too common and, critically, occurs before the adult television watershed.” The launch of the paper comes on the back of concerning figures…
…wine on their holliers in Spain costing four quid as examples of this. But actually wine’s a bit of an anomaly because what’s cheapest here drinkwise is – cider, beer…
…a phrase increasingly used in the media to describe the potentially overwhelming increase in referrals to specialist mental health services that will follow the pandemic. The term is also used…
…came away with food for thought and reflection. He was an international figure but also a compassionate and simple man. My first memories of any campaigning for the establishment of…
Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Yvonne Begley speaks with the Irish Independent about the devastating effects of the consistent underfunding for Ireland’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Driven…
…the day featured lively discussions on literature as a point of therapeutic engagement and how to improve the wellbeing and communication skills of healthcare providers, patients and family members. The…
…know when providing a mental health service to lesbian, gay or bisexual people. The guide has three main sections which will address the commonest questions and information gaps that psychiatrists…
