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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23 February 2026

Introduction in to how mindfulness & compassion can help manage stress

Join Alison Sedgwick-Taylor at another opportunity to attend this ever popular session. Mindfulness and Compassion can help you manage stress, feel better about yourself and get...

24 February 2026

GP Registrar Insights - AKT

Welcome to our peer-led educational programme for all GP registrars! We aim to create an informal space for registrars to come together once a month and share their questions,...

02 March 2026

Creative writing for wellbeing - March 2026

The South West faculties, Tamar, Wessex and Severn invite their members to attend this Wellbeing event. These sessions will employ creative writing techniques and responses to...

17 March 2026

AKT Preparation Course

This one-day interactive course has been designed for those planning to take the AKT component of the MRCGP. It will assist with your exam preparation and revision for the MRCGP...

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 2026 will take place on the following dates:

  • Thursday 5 March 2026
  • Thursday 11 June 2026
  • Thursday 10 September 2026
  • Thursday 19 November 2026

Winter meeting and dinner

The Republic of Ireland Winter meeting and dinner will take place on Saturday 5 December 2026 at the Stephens Green Club, 9 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.

Awards and prizes

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 on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 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 24 August and the closing date is Friday 23 October 2026.

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 Jane McManus
  • 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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