Tony Holohan

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly led tributes to the outgoing CMO saying that Dr Holohan has made a significant and lasting impact on health in Ireland.

Portraits and murals were created by members of the public including one which depicted Dr Holohan as a superhero. He said the advice provided by Dr Holohan during the pandemic was invaluable and commended the CMO's "unwavering dedication to protecting the health of the people of Ireland". Dr Holohan has been appointed Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership at the university.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Professor Linda Doyle, Provost of Trinity College Dublin (TCD), announced in a statement that Dr Holohan has been appointed ...

Dr Holohan has become a household name for his service to the country over the past two years, but there is plenty that still needs to be done to protect Ireland from future pandemics. Having become a national figure over the past two years, Dr Holohan recommended Nphet be stood down in a letter to Minister Donnelly last month. “It has been a great privilege for me to serve as Chief Medical Officer and to have had an opportunity to be directly involved in issues of great importance and relevance to the health of the people of Ireland,” Dr Holohan said.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan is to step down from his position this summer to take up the role of Professor of Public Health Strategy and ...

I wish him and his family the very best of luck for the future,” he said. His office continues to work on the Covid pandemic, advising Mr Donnelly on policy. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health told The Irish Times that the the appointment of a new chief medical officer will be in line with normal processes, with support from the Top-Level Appointment Committee (TLAC). He said at the time that he wanted to give his “energy, attention and all of my time” to his wife and to their two teenage children, Clodagh and Ronan. “Throughout the pandemic his invaluable advice to me, and to the Government has shaped our response to Covid-19, and I witnessed first-hand his unwavering dedication to protecting the health of the people of Ireland. He will play a critical role in applying his knowledge and skills to the development of the next generation of thinking and practice in public health, and I wish Tony all the best in this new and exciting chapter in his career.” He will remain in his current role until July. In a statement on Friday afternoon, Dr Holohan said it had been a “great privilege for me to serve as Chief Medical Officer and to have had an opportunity to be directly involved in issues of great importance and relevance to the health of the people of Ireland.”

Tributes have been pouring in Dr Holohan with Taoiseach Micheal Martin saying he 'undoubtedly helped save lives'

“I look forward to using my experience, knowledge and skills to enable Trinity College Dublin to make a leading contribution to strengthening the knowledge and practice of public health leadership in Ireland. "In particular, these past two years have presented extreme challenges to public health globally and I have been honoured to work alongside exceptional colleagues in the Department of Health, the HSE, the wider health service and across Government. During this time, I have witnessed the dedication of colleagues to protecting the health and wellbeing of people across Ireland. "I wish him and his family the very best of luck for the future, and I look forward to engaging with Tony again when he takes up his position as Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership at Trinity College Dublin."