Republic of Ireland Faculty
Welcome from Republic of Ireland Faculty, we are a group of volunteer RCGP members who provide local networking, education and support for members in the area. The Faculty supports almost 500 members, Fellows and Associates across the Republic of Ireland. The Faculty has a particular interest in supporting our members' CPD and professional development and provide a range of educational meetings, tailored to local needs, as well as bursaries and awards to support and recognise innovation and development.
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Upcoming events
01 May 2025
Self to social management – the development of pain café’s in Cornwall (live attendance only)
Join this 60-minute interactive webinar to explore information about new approaches to pain management, how to move away from pills for pain management and towards skills, and...
06 May 2025
Diabetes | One Day Essentials
Type 2 diabetes continues to be a significant global health challenge, with its management evolving dramatically over the past 25 years. This one day essentials course is designed...
09 May 2025
Active Bystander Training
Witnessing verbal and physical abuse, discrimination, racism and micro-aggression effects everyone! Have you ever been in a situation where you want to challenge someone’s...
19 May 2025
Dermatology | One Day Essentials
This free-to-members one-day interactive online conference will cover a range of dermatological health topics designed to support GPs in improving patient care. The conference...
Board meetings
We meet four times per year in February, June, September and December to progress our local engagement activities and discuss issues pertinent to our members, which are then fed back to College Council.
The meetings for 2025 will take place on the following dates:
- Thursday 12 June
- Thursday 11 September
- Thursday 20 November
Winter meeting and dinner
The Republic of Ireland Winter meeting and dinner will take place on Saturday 6 December 2025 at the Stephens Green Club, 9 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
More details to follow.
Awards and prizes
Win your place at the RCGP Annual Conference 2025
The Republic of Ireland Faculty is pleased to announce a prize competition offering free attendance to the RCGP Annual Conference, which will be held in Newport, Wales on 9 and 10 October 2025.
Prizes include:
- A full 2-day conference ticket (travel and accommodation to be arranged separately) for a member of the RCGP Republic of Ireland Faculty
- A full 2-day conference ticket (travel and accommodation to be arranged separately) for a fellow of the RCGP Republic of Ireland Faculty
- A full 2-day conference ticket and a €400 reimbursement towards travel and accommodation for an undergraduate medical student studying on the island of Ireland.
Submit your entry by completing the online form.
Clinical Cases Presentation Competition 2026
The importance of engaging with undergraduate students in medical schools is acknowledged in terms of developing the discipline of general practice, and in terms of assisting undergraduate medical students in their key career decisions.
Such engagement facilitates greater casual contact between medical undergraduates, GP Trainees, Academic GPs and established GP Principals. It is part of the solution to the otherwise somewhat one-sided exposure students experience with our Specialist colleagues, given the extent to which the majority of undergraduate training is still based in hospitals, with much teaching delivered by Specialists, and Specialist Trainees from other Disciplines.
Clinical case presentations are useful as learning exercises, both for the individuals undertaking them, and also for those who listen to them, and who contribute to the ensuing discussions.
Local competitions are advised to be held in January 2026. Semi-finals are scheduled to be held online in February 2026. Finalists will proceed to present at the Spring meeting 2026.
Sheppard Memorial Essay Competition 2025
This essay competition is open to all undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors who are within five years of completing general practice training. The opening date for entries is Monday 25 August 2025 and the closing date is Friday 24 October 2025.
For more information, see the Republic of Ireland section on the awards page.
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
Dr Íde Delargy, Chair and Provost
- Dr Laura Malone, Honorary Treasurer
Faculty Board Members
- Dr ĺde Delargy, Representative RCGP Council
- Dr John Gillman, Faculty Educator
- Dr Ahmeda Ali, Representative ICGP Council
- Dr Sheila Loughman, RCGPNI Rep
- Dr Mina Dawood, Student Representative
- Dr Nia Clendennen
- Dr Dermot Halpin
- Dr Sarah Murphy
- Dr Brendan O'Shea
- Dr David Hannon
- Dr Bev Huss
- Dr Joseph Martin
Contact us
RCGP Republic of Ireland Faculty
c/o ICGP
4/5 Lincoln Place
Dublin 2
D02 XR68
Ireland
Telephone: 0044 7876030474
Email: Suzanne.Manning@rcgp.org.uk
Office opening hours: 08:00 - 16:30, Monday to Friday.
Your local Faculty Support Officer is Suzanne Manning.
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