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College representatives present at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Video and Transcript
16
Nov

On Tuesday, College representatives Dr Siobhan MacHale, Dr Eric Kelleher and Dr Anita Ambikapathy spoke with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying to raise concerns around coercion and the unequal distribution of palliative care, psychological and psychiatric supports, and insufficient research around end-of-life care. Read the press statement in full on the College blog […]

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Press Statement: College warns current sub-standard end-of-life care in Ireland cannot continue
14
Nov

The below press statement was issued to the media on Tuesday, 14 November ahead of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying. You read it in full below or via PDF here. Read the full College opening statement to the Oireachtas committee via PDF here. The College is against the introduction of assisted dying here […]

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Newstalk Radio: Dr Eric Kelleher on Concerns around Assisted Dying and Vulnerable People
17
May

Kieran Cuddihy, host of The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk radio,  is joined by Dr Eric Kelleher, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and member of the College Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry to discuss the implications of the potential introduction of assisted dying legislation in Ireland and concerns around safeguarding for those with mental illness.  People Before Profit TD, […]

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Press Statement: College of Psychiatrists Publish Position Paper on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
20
Dec

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland warns against introduction of assisted dying legislation in Ireland  College publishes major paper on the issue   The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (College of Psychiatrists) has warned that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E) is not compatible with good medical care and that its introduction in Ireland could place vulnerable […]

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