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#58 Revising the Training Curriculum
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#58 Revising the Training Curriculum by Irish College of General Practitioneres
#57 Dr Alina Zidaru, Director of NEGS
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tallaght GP Dr Alina Zidaru introduces us to NEGS, the network that supports newly emerging GPs. She explains why she changed from a ...
#56 GP Works Dr Nuala O'Connor
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The College's 2025/2026 President Dr Nuala O'Connor describes her passion for the role of the GP as a patient advocate, and the importance of leadersh...
#55 GP Works Dr Deirdre Collins discusses the new Leadership Academy
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Chair of the Board of the Irish College of GPs, Dr Deirdre Collins, described the importance and aims of the new Leadership Acade...
#54 GP Works Prof Susan Smith
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof. Susan Smith brings strong insights into the varied life of a GP and academic. She describes how she became a GP, and the journe...
#53 GP Works Dr Mike O'Callaghan
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Mike O'Callaghan takes us into the fascinating world of GP data, an area that enables us to learn more about the impact of general...
#52 GP Works Fintan Foy
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of a very busy year for the Irish College of GPs, our CEO Fintan Foy reflects back on 2024, and reviews the challenges of a rapidly expandi...
#51 Dr Pat Durcan
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The College's President, Dr Pat Durcan, has been a GP in Mayo, and CME trainer in Galway or 40 years, and brings a depth of knowledge and expertise to...
#50 Fionán Ó'Cuinneaagáin
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the College celebrates its 40th anniversary, we talk to Fionán Ó'Cuinneagáin, the College's first CEO, who helped guide the fledgling College fr...
#49 Dr Oisin Brady Bates on WONCA Europe 2024 in Dublin
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recently qualified GP Dr Oisin Brady Bates explains why he is attending the prestigious WONCA Europe conference in Dublin at the end of September. Fin...
#48 GP Works Dr Laura Cullen
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Director of Women's Health, Dr Laura Cullen, describes the influence of Dr Austin O'Carroll in her decision to become a GP; how t...
#47 Dr. Andrée Rochfort previews the Wonca Europe 2024 conference
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the ICGP is hosting the Wonca Europe conference in Dublin in September? Thousands of GPs will gather for several days in the Convent...
#46 Dr. Noreen Lineen-Curtis
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Noreen Lineen-Curtis is a GP on 3 western islands off the coast of Mayo - Clare Island, Achill Beg and Inishbiggle. She's been a GP for over 20 yea...
#45 Dr Rita Doyle
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging interview, well-known GP Dr Rita Doyle gives us her insights and experience of 40 years in general practice, in Bray Co. Wicklow. S...
#44 GP Works Dr Suzanne Kelly
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DR Suzanne Kelly talks about taking on the role of Assistant Medical Director of the Irish College of General Practitioners, following a successful fe...
#43 GP Works Prof Claire Collins, Chief Operating Officer ICGP
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Claire Collins has been Chief Operating Officer for 14 months now, succeeding Dermot Folan in the ICGP's pivotal role at a time of huge expansio...
#42 GP Works Dr Deirdre Collins
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ICGP's new Board chair, Dr Deirdre Collins, a GP in Kilcullen, Co Kildare, talks about how she became a GP, new leadership initiatives, and how th...
#41 GP Works Dr Eamonn Shanahan
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ICGP's new President Dr Eamonn Shanahan is the third generation of Shanahans to provide general practice to the communities around Farranfore, in ...
#40 Dr Diarmuid Quinlan discusses recruiting non-EU GPs for rural practices.
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ICGP, with the support of the HSE and the Department of Health, has begun the non-EU Rural GPprogramme, an initiative to enable non-EU highly qual...
#39 Dr Edel McGinnity describes the crisis in children's mental health services
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Edel McGinnity is a GP in Blanchardstown, in west Dublin, and sees at firsthand the pressures of the crisis in children's mental health services. ...
#38 The ICGP's Mentoring Programme with Dr Knut Moe & Hannah Carney
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following a successful pilot during the pandemic, the ICGP's Mentoring Programme is now available for individual doctors who would like a mentor to he...
#37 Dr Andrée Rochfort talks about Doctors' Health and Wellbeing
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a doctor with little work-life balance, putting others' needs before yours? In this episode, we discuss doctors' health and wellbeing with Dr...
#36 Dr Katya Kachurets discusses the Irish response to the Ukrainian invasion.
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A year ago, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, resulting in tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees seeking homes and shelter across Europe and the world...
#35 Fintan Foy CEO ICGP on the College's new Strategy
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish College of General Practitioners, Fintan Foy, discusses the ICGP's Strategy - "Navigating th...
#34 GP Works Dr Sean Owens
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What can GPs do to help the environment and run sustainable practices? What can doctors do to help planetary health, which has such a huge impact on h...
#33 The GP Workforce crisis - some proposed solutions
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the ICGP's Chairman Dr John Farrell, and former President Prof. Tom O'Dowd, discuss the College's Discussion Paper, "Shaping the Futu...
#32 GPWorks Career Pathways in General Practice in Ireland
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the career pathways and earnings potential in general practice in Ireland? In this episode, Dr Knut Moe, the Director of the ICGP's Network o...
#31 Dr Paul Armstrong, President of the ICGP
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the new President of the ICGP, Dr Paul Armstrong, describes his vision for general practice, the challenges facing GPs, and his exper...
#30 GP Works Shaping the Future of General Practice - Annual Conference 2022
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re bringing you a recording of our panel discussion at the June 2022 Annual Conference, held as part of Rural WONCA in the Unive...
#29 GP Works MiNTFM with Dr Cathy Cullen
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Dr Cathy Cullen, who’s the Clinical Director of the Malaysia Ireland Training Programme for Family Medicine, or MInTFM f...
#28 GP Works ICGP Conference 2022 with Dr Diarmuid Quinlan
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the ICGP’s Medical Director, Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, previews the highlights of this year’s Annual Conference, which will be held on...
#27 GP Works Domestic Violence Guide Press Launch May 2022
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish College of General Practitioners, the professional and educational body for Irish GPs, launched a guide for members to recognise and advise ...
#26 GP Works Ukrainian Healthcare Service
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of GP Works, Tallaght GP and Ukrainian national Dr Kateryna Kachurets explains the difference between the Ukrainian and Irish ...
#25 GP Works Director of NEGS, Dr Knut Moe, discusses the challenges of setting up in practice
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you set up a GP practice in Ireland and where can you find out what's involved? In this podcast, Dr Knut Moe who's a GP in Dublin and the Direc...
#24 GP Works Covid-19 Legacy
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the global COVID-19 pandemic recedes, host Aileen O'Meara meets with doctors Tony Cox, Mary Favier, Nuala O'Connor, and Diarmuid Quinlan to assess ...
#23 GP Works Wonca Rural Health Conference June 2022
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rural general practice is facing many challenges and changes, and this year, the WONCA World Rural Health Conference will be held in the University of...
#22 GP Works ICGP's Director of Women's Health, Dr Nóirín O'Herlihy
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode to celebrate International Women's Day 2022, we speak to the ICGP's Director of Women's Health, Dr Nóirín O'Herlihy about th...
#21 GP Works ICGP President Professor Tom O'Dowd
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In May 2021, Prof. Tom O'Dowd became the President of the Irish College of General Practitioners. In this podcast, he talks about the GP identity, and...
#17 GP WORKS In Conversation with Dr. Nuala O'Connor
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cork-born and bred GP Dr Nuala O’Connor is now a regular face on our TV screens and an expert COVID-19 voice on radio both nationally and locally. ...
#16 GP WORKS Politics and the GP
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do GPs make good politicians? As the country absorbs the results of the last general election, former Fine Gael TD, Liam Twomey and former Independent...
#15 GP WORKS Atrial Fibrillation and the work of Dr. Yassir Javaid
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Yassir Javaid sits down with Dr. Joe Gallagher at the ICGP for a discussion about his career, new technologies, and winning the race against strok...
#14 GPWorks Dementia QRG with Dr Tony Foley
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tony Foley, author of the ICGP Quick Reference Guide (QRG) to Dementia talks about the importance of early diagnosis, support for carers and availa...
#13 GPWorks Operation Transformation and Finding a Healthy Work-Life Balance with Dr Sumi Dunne
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ICGP Medical Director Tony Cox talks to Dr Sumi Dunne, a GP in Portarlington Co. Laois, Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Genera...
#12 GPWorks Benzodiazepines and GPs - "But I Really Need that Tablet Doctor!"
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of GPWorks, ICGP Medical Director Tony Cox hosts an insightful discussion about the experiences and challenges faced by general practi...
#11 GPWorks Geriatric Psychiatry with Dr Deirdre Johnston from John Hopkins University Baltimore
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of GPWorks, ICGP Quality and Policy Manager Dr Helen McVeigh talks to Dr Deirdre Johnston from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavi...
#10 GPWorks Flying Without Wings with Dr. Johnny Sweeney
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of GPWorks Dr Helen McVeigh, Quality and Policy Manager in the ICGP talks to Dr. Johnny Sweeney, GP in Stranorlar Co. Donegal and GP I...
#9 GPWorks Network of Establishing GPs Programme with Dr. Rukshan Goonewardena
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of GPWorks Dr. Mary Short talks to Dr. Rukshan Goonewardena, a GP in Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan and Director of the Network of Establish...
#8 GPWorks Palliative Care with Dr Paul Gregan
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr Mark O'Kelly talks to Dr Paul Gregan, a GP principal in Deansgrange Co. Dublin. Dr Paul Gregan is also the Specialist Consultant i...
#7 GPWorks Global Health with Dr Peter Harrington
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this illuminating episode, Dr Joe Gallagher talks to Dr Peter Harrington about the ICGP Global Health Programme, which helps develop GP-led primary...
#6 GPWorks Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Prof Tom Brett
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Dr Joe Gallagher speaks to Dr Tom Brett from Co. Mayo, who is a Professor of General Practice at the University of Notre Dame in Weste...
#5 GPWorks with Dr Mary Favier as President of the ICGP
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mary Favier is the new president of the ICGP for 2019. In this podcast she discusses her plans and ideas for the presidency, such as improving comm...
#4 GPWorks Health Inequality with Dr Austin O'Carroll
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recording of Dr Austin O'Carroll giving the Dr Gertrude Ronan Foundation Lecture at the ICGP Annual Conference and AGM 2019 entitled "The Art of Ignor...
#3 GPWorks Migraine with Dr Mary Kearney
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GP Dr Mary Kearney is co-author of the Quick Reference Guide to Migraine management in general practice. In this podcast, she talks about how the guid...
#2 GPWorks International Women's Day with Dr Rita Doyle
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rita Doyle is the first woman President of the Medical Council in Ireland, and the first full time GP to have this role. On International Women's D...
#1 GPWorks Impact of Suicide with Dr Andree Rochfort
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this short interview, Dr. Andree Rochford discusses the impact of suicide on general practitioners and the supports that are available to them.