National Council

The National Council is the governing body of the Association. There are thirty members, twenty-five of whom are elected. The remaining five members are co-opted. The Council is comprised to ensure that it is representative of the geographic regions and all medical and surgical specialties. Elections are held every two years and members may be elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms. 

IHCA National Officers

The Officers of the Association together with the immediate past President form the Council Executive or Focus Group. This Committee meets to expedite the business of the National Council, as and when required, between meetings of the Council.

Officer Name, Speciality Hospital
President Prof Rob Landers 976Prof Robert Landers, Consultant Histopathologist University Hospital Waterford
Vice President Prof Gabrielle Colleran 977Prof Gabrielle Colleran, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street
Vice President Prof Anne Doherty 184Prof Anne Doherty, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist Mater Hospital
Treasurer

Prof Clare Fallon 942Prof Clare Fallon, Consultant Geriatrician

Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar
Membership Secretary 863Dr Conor O'Riordan, Consultant Radiologist St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

 2022-2024 National Council

IHCA National Council 2022/2024

Name

Hospital/Region

Specialty

Eastern Region

Prof Gabrielle Colleran

CHI Temple Street/NMH

Radiology

Prof Anne Doherty

Mater Hospital

Psychiatry

Dr David Kevans

St James’s Hospital

Gastroenterology

Mr Rustom Manecksha

Tallaght University Hospital

Urological Surgery

Mr Timothy Martin Murphy

Tallaght University Hospital

Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr Patricia Walsh

Naas General Hospital

Psychiatry

South East

Prof Robert Landers

University Hospital Waterford

Histopathology

Dr Conor O’Riordan

St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny

Radiology

Midland

Prof Clare Fallon

Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar

Geriatric Medicine

Dr Conor Meehan

Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore

Radiology

North East

Dr Rachel Cullivan

Cavan General Hospital

Psychiatry

Dr Mike Staunton

Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda

Anaesthesiology

North West

Dr Áine Burke

Sligo University Hospital

Haematology

Dr John Scully

Letterkenny University Hospital

Anaesthesiology

West

Dr Brian Egan

Mayo University Hospital

Gastroenterology

Dr Jan Steiner

Galway Clinic

Anaesthesiology

Mid-West

Mr Colin Peirce

University Hospital Limerick

General Surgery

Prof Clodagh O'Gorman 

University Hospital Limerick

Paediatrics

Southern

Ms Eimear Conroy

Kerry University Hospital

Orthopaedic Surgery

Mr Greg Fulton

Cork University Hospital

Vascular Surgery

Dr Sinead Harney

Cork University Hospital Rheumatology

Dr Nóirín Russell

Cork University Maternity Hospital

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

                                                                Co-Option

              Prof Elizabeth Barrett

CHI Temple Street

Psychiatry

              Dr Gerard O'Connor

Mater Hospital

Emergency Medicine

              Dr Ikechukwu Okafor

CHI Temple Street Paediatrics

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