The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is pleased to announce the dates of the the annual Psychiatry Summer School events for Medical Students and Interns, as follows: NUI Galway – Wednesday, 23rd August University College Cork – Friday, 25th August Dublin – Friday, 1st September Organised by the Trainee Committee of the College, for this seventh consecutive year, […]

2 General Adult Consultant Psychiatrists (Permanent, Full-Time)  Cluain Mhuire Community Mental Health Services (advert posted 17.07.17) Closing date for applications: 11.08.2017 at 5pm Cluain Mhuire Service is a national centre of innovation in public mental health service provision delivering a community based adult Psychiatric service for the South East Coast of Co. Dublin to a catchment […]

Consultant Psychiatrist, Old Age Psychiatry, Specified Purpose HSE CHO DNCC (Dublin North City) (advert posted 11.07.17) Closing date for applications: 28.07.2017 Proposed Interview Date: Early August 2017 Post Specific Related Information: Temporary Full time (6 months). This is a temporary post with 39 hours at Department of Old Age Psychiatry, 61 Eccles Street, Dublin 1 […]

Temporary Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry HSE Mental Health Services (Bray, Co. Wicklow) (advert posted 11.07.17) Available immediately full time Temporary Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry, position in HSE Wicklow Mental Health Services, Bray Sector – from 1st August 2017.  This Type A post will be initially for a year with possible extensions.  Must have […]

Over 2,400 children waiting for child mental health services but many should not be on the list at all for this ‘catch-all service’, says Dr John Hillery and many senior practicioners. This article by Michelle McDonagh was published on the Irish Times on 4th July 2017.   There are currently 2,419 children and young people […]

Confidentiality can be breached to protect the life of the patient or others. This article by Patricia Casey was published on the Irish Times on July 4th.   The issue of doctor-patient confidentiality is perhaps at its most polarised in the context of suicide prevention. When it was addressed recently in a session at the […]

Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry, Specified Purpose Temporary Full Time, Dublin North City (advert posted 06.07.17) Closing date for applications: 28.07.17 at 17:00 Proposed interview date: Early August 2017 Temporary Full time (6 months). This is a temporary post with 39 hours at General Adult Psychiatry, Grove Court, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 on a Type A […]

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult  Louth Meath Mental Health Services (advert posted 06.07.17) Closing date for applications: Friday 21st July 2017 at 12 noon Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Psychiatrist General Adult Psychiatry – Louth Meath Mental Health Services Based at the Ladywell Centre, Dundalk, Co. Louth. This post will be for an […]

Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland says Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Prof. Geoffrey Shannon’s comments to an Oireachtas Committee makes a strong case for the need for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill Prof Shannon appeared yesterday, Wednesday, 28th June, before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs to discuss issues arising from the Audit of […]

This letter was published in the Irish Times on Thursday, Jun 29, 2017 Sir, – As the parent of a child with complex developmental needs, I was moved by “Laura’s story”, a mother who tries to convince her 10-year-old son every day that life is worth living (“‘My 10-year-old son wants to be dead. Nobody will help […]