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 leadership at local, regional and national level, as she begins her presidency. Listen for fresh insights into a GP who's grown a thriving practice in Cork city, combined with an invaluable contribution to the College.

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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 Academy, in which the College hopes to develop awareness of the leadership skills of GPs in their everyday roles, with their Practice teams, and in the development of GP-centred health policy.

The College's first Programme begins in September 2025, and applications are open now for interested applicants.

To find out more, go to www.irishcollegeofgps.ie/GP-Leadership-Academy

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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 journey into academic general practice. Sharing her time between the Russell Centre in Tallaght, where we recorded this, and her part time role in general practice in Inchicore, Dr Smith describes her passion for general practice, and her work in highlighting the impact of unequal access to healthcare for poorer communities.

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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 practice on Irish healthcare. Formerly with Intel, Mike changed career to general practice and works in a busy practice in Bruff, Co. Limerick, juggling this with his role as the Clinical Lead in the Research, Policy and Information Department of the College.

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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 expanding College in 2025. This interview gives a great insight and update on the work of the Irish College of GPs, and the plans ahead.

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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 his role. In this interview, he described how becoming a GP was a very different experience back in 1980s Ireland, when the College had not yet been formed, and Dr Michael Boland had just begun his pioneering efforts to transform the training of GPs in Ireland.

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As the College celebrates its 40th anniversary, we talk to Fionán Ó'Cuinneagáin, the College's first CEO, who helped guide the fledgling College from its earliest days. His insights are a reminder of the huge strides that General Practice has taken in the recognition of the specialty in the Irish health service, and the challenges it faced from the beginning.

The College has published a history of the College, written by Michael Hanna, which is the comprehensive story of the College's origins.

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Recently qualified GP Dr Oisin Brady Bates explains why he is attending the prestigious WONCA Europe conference in Dublin at the end of September.

Find out more about this conference and the pre-conference events at www.woncaeurope2024.org

Dr Brady Bates is co-chair of the Social Committee of WONCA Europe, and a member of the EYFDM - the European Young Family Doctors Movement. He's the lead for the Planetary Health sub-group.

He describes the advantages of going to WONCA Europe.

WONCA is the global movement for family doctors, and WONCA Europe is the European branch, bringing together family doctors from all over Europe to meet together, and learn and network.

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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 the city-born GP became a rural doctor, the challenges of rural general practice, and her ambitions for developing the work of GPs in Women's Health services.

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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 Convention Centre in Dublin in late September to hear the latest developments, terrific insights into family practice, and have the great opportunity to hear from our European peers.

Dr Andrée Rochfort is a GP in Wexford, and the Co-Chair of the Scientific committee of Wonca Europe. Listen to her describe the exciting build up to this terrific gathering, and why Irish doctors should come along.

Find out more about the conference at www.woncaeurope2024.org

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