Republic of Ireland medical schools accounted for 54pc of GP training places in July’s intake, while the number of places overall has increased significantly in recent years
From 2021 to 2024, 732 chosen trainees were from Irish medical schools. Photo: Getty
A significant number of doctors who are training to be GPs in Ireland come from medical schools abroad, amid the shortage of family doctors in Ireland, it emerged yesterday.
GP training places have increased in recent years in the hope they are a pipeline to producing more who will work in this country delivering care to patients.