The death took place on January 5 last of Dr Con Don Creedon, The Demesne, Dunmanway, Co Cork, at James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, after a long illness.
Dr Ursula O’Neill — An Appreciation
January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dr Ursula O’Neill, who died in August, was the daughter of the late Dr Bill and Patricia Loughnane of Feakle, Co Clare. Her brother, Dr Tony, and younger sister Margie died before her, both at a young age.
A giant of geriatrics
November 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Ireland’s first physician in geriatric medicine, Dr Jack Flanagan, passed away recently after a long and illustrious career in medicine Jack Flanagan, who has died at the age of 91, was the first to practise as a physician in geriatric medicine in Ireland – a specialty that is now the largest medical specialty in Ireland, [...]
Three missing in air tragedy
June 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Trinity College Dublin has said it is ‘stunned’ over the fate of the three doctors on the missing Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Dr Aisling Butler from Roscrea, Dr Jane Deasy from Dublin and Dr Eithne Walls from Co Down were all friends who graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2007. [...]
Rugby hero Mullen will be missed
May 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dr Karl Mullen, who captained the team that won Ireland’s first Grand Slam, has died at the age of 82. He was educated at Belvedere College and practised as a gynaecologist. He passed away at his home in Kilcullen, Co Kildare. He led Ireland’s Five Nations team to the ultimate prize in Northern hemisphere rugby [...]
Obituary: Dr Tony Craig — GP and surgeon
August 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Tony Craig was born and reared in Dublin. He was educated at Armagh Road and Templeogue College. He studied Medicine at RCSI on St Stephen’s Green and qualified in 1979. He interned at the Richmond Hospital and from there, he began a career in surgery, working in various parts of the country including Navan, Cork [...]
MASH unit founder dies at 99
July 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The world’s most famous heart surgeon, Michael E. DeBakey, died this month aged ninety-nine. Dr DeBakey’s career spanned seventy years, sixty of which he spent at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, where he passed away on July 11. He was recognised as the father of cardiovascular surgery whose pioneering spirit earned him several firsts [...]
A life that spanned eras
July 17, 2008 By 1 Comment
Dr Malachy Powell, KM, MD, FRCPI, DPH, BSc, LAH (1913-2007) is remembered for his contribution to medicine over an era that ran from pre-antibiotics to the MRI scanner. Dr Malachy Powell, who died in June 2007, was a well-known figure in Irish medical circles. During his lifetime, he witnessed his profession pass from the pre-antibiotic [...]
Dr John Dillon, 1951-2008
June 18, 2008 By 1 Comment
Dr John Dillon passed away peacefully in May after a long career in medicine and many great sporting achievements — ‘One of the good ones is gone’. There are many reasons why John would not have wanted this written about him, but high on the list would be his total modesty and reticence to embrace [...]
Dr William (Bill) Casey – an appreciation
June 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dr Bill Casey passed away peacefully after a short illness and will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. William Bernard (Bill) Casey pass-ed away peacefully on 17 April 2008. A native of Clifden, Co Galway, Bill was the only son of local GP Dr Joseph Casey and was the third generation of his [...]
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