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Longford anti-vaccine rally described as ‘unhelpful’

Dr Padraig McGarry who stepped down as president of the IMO in April following a two year term hit out at the gathering last Saturday. The Longford medic called into question the coercive tactics employed by those involved with a number taking to ...

08 Sept 2021 at 10:00

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‘It is the community effort that will eventually win this battle,’ says Longford GP

It is at times difficult to remember that it is only five months since Covid-19 reached Ireland and transformed how we live our lives. That initial fear which gripped society as a previously unknown virus became centrestage was very real and ...

30 Jul 2020 at 08:00

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‘Nothing is certain other than uncertainty’: Dr Padraig McGarry on Covid-19 and what happens next

If ever we needed a reminder of the fragile reality of Covid-19, it came this week with the news of outbreaks of clusters of infections in the midlands – with lockdown of counties Laois, Offaly and Kildare. The number of clusters – mainly ...

12 Aug 2020 at 10:00

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‘The measures that people take themselves will be important’, says Longford GP of Covid-19 fight

Social or physical distancing is the essential measure for preventing the transmission of the Covid-19 virus and, while the majority of people are taking advice on board, there are still those who are flocking to beaches and public parks ...

25 Mar 2020 at 12:00

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Social isolation is our only protection, says Longford GP

Social isolation, physical distancing and this new concept of ‘cocooning’ for the elderly are still our best defence against the spread of the Covid-19 virus, according to local GP, Dr Padraig McGarry. “There’s nothing changed from the ...

02 Apr 2020 at 19:00

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Do not ignore other ailments, says Longford's Dr Padraig McGarry

While Covid-19 is the main issue for healthcare workers at the moment, and the main talking point for everyone else, it is essential that people don’t put other ailments on the long finger, according to Dr Padraig McGarry. GPs have ...

02 Apr 2020 at 08:00

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Special ‘hubs’ to be set up for patients with Covid-19, says Longford GP

A number of hubs are to be set up around the country in the coming weeks to assess patients who have Covid-19 or are presumed to have it but have not yet had a test to confirm it, writes Jessica Thompson. “These will be areas ...

01 Apr 2020 at 19:00

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Longford's Dr Padraig McGarry | Covid-19: Where to now?

The problem with writing an article about Covid-19 in these fast moving times is remaining current – with each day bringing a new twist to the story and each day bringing thousands of new cases - each with their own story – ...

14 Jan 2021 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Columnist Mattie Fox: Local doctors are the life and soul of rural Ireland

Most able bodied. All seemingly happy, obviously benefitting from the new immediate ways of maintaining health in this day and age. Some were slightly less able, maybe limping, but still giving off an outward air of matter ...

25 Nov 2018 at 13:00

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New Longford chief of IMO hits out at two tier pay row

Longford GP Dr Padraig McGarry has been elected President of the lead representative agency for doctors nationwide and immediately heaped pressure on Health Minister Simon Harris to tackle the “unjust” two tier pay crisis ...

03 May 2019 at 14:00

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Mass exodus of young doctors from Ireland means Longford has only 0.81 of a GP for every 1,000 people

General Practitioners are working longer hours and seeing more clients, but spending less face-to-face time with patients due to ever-increasing pressures on GPs that have not joined the mass exodus out of the country, ...

17 Apr 2019 at 10:00

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Local GPs now able to refer patients for Covid-19 testing, says Longford doctor

While testing facilities for Covid-19 are now set up across the country, self-isolation is still the key to slowing down the spread of the virus, according to local GP and president of the Irish Medical Organisation, ...

18 Mar 2020 at 12:18

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