Irish Medical Times

Weekly trade newspaper for Irish physicians

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*Irish Medical Times*
Categories	Trade newspaper
Frequency	Weekly
Founder	John O'Connell
Founded	1967
Company	Metropolis International
Country	Ireland
Language	English
Website	www.imt.ie
ISSN	0047-147X

The Irish Medical Times is an weekly newspaper for Irish physicians. It was founded in 1967 by John O'Connell, who went on to become the Minister for Health.^{[citation needed]}^[1]

The paper contains news, features, clinical articles, interviews and opinion pieces and is regularly cited as a news source in the Irish national media.^{[citation needed]}

Previous editors include Maureen Browne, Aindreas McEntee, Colin Kerr, Terence Cosgrave and Dara Gantly.^{[citation needed]} As of 2021, the editor of Irish Medical Times was Terence Cosgrave - who was re-appointed having previously served as editor from 2007-2010.^{[citation needed]}

The paper runs the Irish Healthcare Awards each year in October, the awards ceremony for which takes place in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.^{[citation needed]}

The Irish Medical Times won the Periodical Publishers' Association of Ireland's 'website of the year' award in December 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Reed Business Information sold Irish Medical Times to Metropolis International in 2009.^[2]

References

^ Shinnors, Paul (13 March 2013). "An appreciation - Dr. John O'Connell". Irish Medical Times. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Metropolis acquires Irish Medical Times and MIMS (Ireland) from RBI International". metropolis.co.uk (Press release). Metropolis Group. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2017.