Dr Garrett FitzGerald gives us the lowdown on a trip to Bing Crosby’s birthplace to track down the ghost of ‘White Christmas’ past — but this is nothing like we used to know. If you are unfortunate enough to have satellite or piped digital TV coming into the privacy of your dwelling-place, do not engage [...]
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to make representations to the Medical Council to request greater transparency in the way it notifies the public and journalists of Fitness to Practice (FTP) hearings, Irish Medical Times has been informed. Irish Secretary of the NUJ Séamus Dooley said that ‘public faith’ in the FTP process would [...]
I stopped watching television last December. The last thing I watched was Elf, starring Will Farrell, and I thought it was pretty funny. Since then, I’ve watched approximately one hour of incontiguous television. This includes ski jumping and about 30 seconds of RTE News one night in February. I have watched DVDs of a few [...]
The winner of the 2009 Aindreas McEntee prize for creative writing is Dr Clare Thornley. Dr Thornley, who has an acupuncture and homeopathy practice at Forth Mountain, Wexford won the prize for her story ‘Blue Monday – 2010’, which tells the story of a day in the life of a GP struggling with declining resources [...]
As the Irish Medical Organisation’s agm fades into memory, it is important to note that as well as debate and discussion of pressing issues, it is also a great time to get away from the daily grind and indulge in some philosophy and introspection. The musical medics also get their chance to shine, and this [...]
Irish Medical Times took off to the ‘real’ capital on the banks of the Lee for our second Practice Management Seminar for GPs last weekend. It was another great turnout of over 75 doctors and a chance to see old friends and some new ones. Irish Medical Times is planning another similar event in Dublin [...]
A film about hazy memories of night’s drinking session has won four awards at the DARE2BDRINKAWARE Awards Ceremony. The competition for third-level students aims to highlight young people’s attitudes to alcohol. The winners were Gobias Productions, a group of students from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. They are Evan Barry, Richard Boland, [...]
Mental health issues rarely get the attention they deserve, and when they do, the media often sends out irresponsible messages in the way they report mental health stories, according to Irish Times Social Affairs correspondent, Carl O’Brien. O’Brien was speaking at the first scientific session of last week’s IMO conference, which focused on mental health. [...]
The scientific sessions at the Irish Medical Organisation’s agm are becoming stronger each year and this year was no exception. A ‘must-see’ this year for sports enthusiasts was the session on ‘The role of Medicine in Sport’. Chaired by Irish Medical Times columnist and sometime pugilist Dr Mick Molloy, the session gave a great insight [...]
There has been a considerable amount of nostalgia-tinged pieces in the media recently about previous recessions, as pundits try to imagine what the effects of this one will be. Ah, the days of leg-warmers, Sony Walkmans, shoulder pads and, of course, the Just-a-Minute Quiz on RTE Radio 2 with Larry Gogan. Larry is, of course, [...]
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