Interview Dr Martin Daly TD FF Health and Disability Spokesperson
Keynote Speaker RIDDI Conference Mulranny October 2025
The St. Brendan’s Village Mulranny Mayo Healthcare Model – Dr. Jerry Crowley – Near FM (2025)
Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD welcomes the publication of the ‘General Practice in Ireland: An Analysis of Supply & Demand’
Press Release: Monday 30 June 2025 Department of Health The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD has today published ‘General Practice in Ireland: An Analysis of Supply & Demand’ to improve the evidence base for the Strategic Review of General Practice. The Paper was produced by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) […]
AGM of the Rural Island & Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) which is incorporated as the Institute of Rural Health CLG will take place in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone on 7th June 2025 at 12.30 pm.
You are cordially invited to attend the (in- person) AGM of the Rural Island & Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) which is incorporated as the Institute of Rural Health CLG.AGM will take place in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone on 7th June 2025 at 12.30 pm. Agenda: Minutes of previous AGM / Conflict of interest/ Chairmans […]
Irish Rural Link Annual Conference & AGM 2025
Attending the Irish Rural Link Conference & AGM In Athlone – Health in Rural Ireland; Finding Innovative Solutions. Deputy Doctor Martin Daly and Prof Robert Scully addressing Irish Rural Link Conference
IMO GP Deal
Well done to Madeline Michael Padraic Susan Val and all at IMO on this and DMO breakthrough not forgetting Martin. As part of the 2023 IMO GP Deal, agreement was reached with the HSE on the provision of a locum service for single handed rural General Practitioners in receipt of a Rural Practice Allowance. This […]
RIDDI AGM / Dr Paddy Cosgrave Rural Doctors Annual Golf Competition: Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone 7th June 2025
The AGM of the Rural Island & Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (Incorporated as the Institute of Rural Health) is scheduled to start at 12.30 pm on Saturday 7th June 2025 in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone. This is followed by the rescheduled Dr Paddy Cosgrove Golf Competition (sponsored by the Irish Medical Times) starting at […]
38th Annual RIDDI Conference: Mulranny, Co Mayo 17th to 19th October 2025
Ireland has been well served by their single-handed family doctors for generations, and the continuity of care has been second to none, and its great benefit proven by hard research. The ongoing difficulty is that single- handed GP practices are disappearing fast and inner city and more rural areas are more likely to continue to […]
Rural Island and Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) Statement for WONCA World Rural Health Conference (20/06/22)
Thirty-five annual conferences later and in the spirit of Alma Alta, the Rural Island and Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) assert the right of Irish rural dwellers to enjoy optimal physical and mental health, in addition to economic and social wellbeing. In this regard and recognising that Irish rural medical practitioners are an essential part […]
Answer to the rural general practice crisis?
Converting single-handed practices to two-GP practices in remote areas could help alleviate the rural practice crisis Dr Jerry Cowley The health service is under serious pressure. Our Government struggles to cope with a jaw-dropping escalation of costs. A fairly recent visit to our local ED, where I found a multitude of doctors struggling to cope […]