North Dublin City GP Training Programme is seeking GP Trainers.

The Irish College of GPs celebrates the highest ever number of GP graduates at its graduation ceremony in Dublin, welcoming 233 new doctors to the Specialist Register, including 207 GP trainees from the 2025 programme and 26 doctors from the International Medical Graduate Rural GP programme. Congratulations to all.

The College's Autumn Conference, "Future Ready AI and Innovations in General Practice," attracted over 450 online participants. Key topics included AI applications in patient consultations and GDPR implications, featuring a keynote by Professor Derek O’Keeffe on the effects of AI in healthcare. Catch up on the recordings of the sessions available on the college's website.

This update focuses on winter planning in your practice and for your patients in residential care facilities.

The College has opened its new headquarters in Dublin 2, marking a significant milestone in the country's healthcare system. The new headquarters provide expanded space for the college's growth as the primary training organisation for GPs, a resource for members to meet and learn, and a hub for the development of the growing number of staff.

Dr Alina Zidaru, a Tallaght GP, discusses NEGS, the Network of Newly Emerging GPs, which offers support and mentoring for new practitioners. She shares her transition from a paediatric career to general practice and her experiences in establishing a single-handed practice.