Dr Joan Power - Fellow
MB FRCPI FFPath, Medical graduate UCC. Consultant Haematologist IBTS, Medical Director Therapeutic Apheresis Service. Clinical Senior Lecturer UCC. Board member and Chair Scientific meetings committee Faculty of Pathology. Councillor and Censor RCPI. Awarded UCC Medical Faculty Gold Medal for outstanding contribution to Medicine in Society (2002).
Dr Diarmuid O’Shea - President
Dr O’Shea became a Member of RCPI in 1988 and a Fellow in 1998. A graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland, he did his core training in Ireland and worked in Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee and the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospitals in Newcastle, United Kingdom, before returning to the post of Consultant Geriatrician at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
He served as National Specialty Director in Geriatric Medicine from 2000 to 2004 and was elected to RCPI Council in 2007. He established the successful RCPI Masterclass Series in 2007 and held the positions of Masterclass Series Convenor and Vice-President of Education and Professional Development from 2007 to 2014. He was Registrar of RCPI from 2014 to 2020, playing a leading role in promoting the College’s work to improve patient care, the quality of medical practice and the health of the population. He served as Chair of the Irish Committee of Higher Medical Training between 2017 and 2019, President of the Irish Gerontological Society from 2017 to 2020, Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme for Older People in the HSE from 2010 to 2019, and was the RCPI Clinical Lead for the Mandatory Teaching Review from 2021 to 2023.
He was elected as the 143rd President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 2023 and took up his role at the RCPIs annual stated meeting on 18 October 2023.
Dr Eoghan Mooney - Fellow and Dun's Librarian
Dr Eoghan Mooney is a Consultant Histopathologist at the National Maternity Hospital and St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin. He has a longstanding interest in the history of medicine and has been actively involved with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) Faculty of Pathology for many years.
In 2026, he was appointed Dun’s Librarian at RCPI. In this role, he oversees matters relating to the College’s Heritage Centre and chairs the RCPI Library and Heritage Committee. His expertise in the history of medicine will contribute to the College’s work to preserve and develop its collections and heritage including plans for a new medical museum at No. 6 Kildare Street.
Prof John Crowe - Fellow and Past President
Prof John Crowe is past President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Dr Mike Boyle - Fellow and Library & Heritage Committee Member
Dr Mike Boyle was appointed a consultant neonatologist in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin in 2016. His particular areas of interest are newborn infants with neurological issues, infants with surgical conditions and the care of the extremely preterm infant. He graduated from University College Dublin in 2004, completed his Higher Specialist Training in Ireland before further training in the UK. He has a keen interest in education, particularly teaching cranial ultrasound to trainee neonatologists and is one of the National Speciality Directors for the Irish Higher Specialist Training scheme for Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland since 2019.
Prof Mary Higgins - Fellow and Treasurer
Prof Mary Higgins is an elected Fellow on the RCPI Council. Originally from Kildare, Mary graduated from University College Dublin and completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Ireland, with membership and then fellowships of the RCPI and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK).
Following an MSc in University of Oxford she gained further research experience by a MD (Diabetes) from UCD. She gained experience in Maternal Fetal Medicine in Toronto, Canada and returned to Ireland to her current post, as Associate Professor in University College Dublin and a consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist in the National Maternity Hospital.
Within RCPI, she is Chair of the Examination Board for the MRCPI (O&G) and the Board of the Postgraduate Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Dr Maeve M. Doyle - Fellow and Dean of Education and Academic Programmes
MB FRCPath FFPath(RCPI) MRCSI FRCPI MScID PGDipClinEd
Consultant Microbiologist in the South East Regional Microbiology Laboratory in University Hospital Waterford (UHW).
Dean of Education and Academic Programmes, RCPI. Clinical lead for the Trainer Project, RCPI. Clinical Lead for Postgraduate Education and Training, UHW. Former roles include Director of Education and Training, Faculty of Pathology, RCPI, National Speciality Director (NSD) for Clinical Microbiology
Irish representative on Union European of Medical Specialities (UEMS) section Medical Microbiology (MM).
Prof Rónán Collins – Fellow and Council Member
Prof. Rónán Collins is a Consultant Physician in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine at Tallaght University Hospital, with a specialist interest in stroke and atrial fibrillation. He is also an Associate Professor of Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin. Prof. Collins has held leadership roles in both clinical practice and medical education, including serving as RCPI national clinical lead for stroke. He has been a member of the RCPI Council and Vice President, and is the lead author of the National Stroke Strategy (2022-2027).
He also contributes to national and international stroke research and clinical guidelines, serving as National PI on the TICH-3 stroke trial and Irish coordinator for the first Intercollegiate Clinical Stroke Guideline for the UK and Ireland.
Dr Geraldine McGinty - Honorary Fellow
Dr Geraldine McGinty is a graduate of the University of Galway and currently serves as Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. She holds academic appointments in the departments of Radiology and Population Health Sciences. A member of the Governing Authority of the University of Galway, she also serves on the board of 4D Medical, a digital imaging company and formerly served on the board of IDA Ireland.
Dr Fergal Howley - Trainee Representative
Dr Fergal Howley is an RCPI Trainee in Infectious Diseases, currently working in St James's Hospital.
Dr Eimear Duff - Trainee Representative
Dr Eimear Duff is one of the Trainee Representative on Museum Board. She is currently a Specialist Registrar in Dermatology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. She is a medical graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and has a Master of Business Administration at Trinity College Dublin.
Brian Crowley - External Advisor
Brian Crowley is employed by the Office of Public Works as collections curator for Kilmainham gaol and the Pearse Museum. He is a former chair of the Irish Museums Association.
Dr Oisín Wall - External Advisor
Dr Oisín Wall is a lecturer at the School of History and Radical Humanities Laboratory in University College Cork. He was formerly the Research Curator of Medicine at the Science Museum, London. His research focuses on the histories of marginalised communities in modern Ireland and Britain.
Dr Carole Pollard - External Advisor
Dr Carole Pollard is a Fellow, Past President and current Council Member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. She is a board member at Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services where she chairs the Capital Committee. She is a member of An Bórd at the National College of Art and Design and sits on the NCAD Campus Development Advisory Committee.
Sean Benton - External Advisor
Sean Benton served as Chairman of the Office of Public Works from 2002 to 2009 and as Commissioner from 1996 to 2002. As Chairman he had lead responsibility for the completion of major capital projects for the National Museum, the National Gallery, the National Convention Centre, the National Opera House and many other iconic buildings throughout the country.
He has extensive experience in the areas of Finance, Project Management, Public Procurement and Strategic Planning.