Irish Medical Times

Irish Medical Times
CategoriesTrade newspaper
FrequencyWeekly
FounderJohn O'Connell
Founded1967
CompanyMetropolis International
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.imt.ie
ISSN0047-147X

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]

  1. ^ Shinnors, Paul (13 March 2013). "An appreciation - Dr. John O'Connell". Irish Medical Times. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ "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.