OPINION

How sea birds taught me a lesson about life

20-Aug-08 00:00

I'm on the southern coast of Ireland trying to chill out, and it's been a magical day. Early this mo... Read more

Liam Farrell: We can learn a lot from Homer Simpson

by Liam Farrell

06-Aug-08 00:00

There is much we can learn from The Simpsons, and particularly from Homer, who possesses a wisdom bo... Read more

Liam Farrell: Trust me, antibiotics are very necessary

by Liam Farrell

23-Jul-08 09:00

The lay reader of this column might conclude that (a) GPs are cold-hearted cynical bastards and, (b)... Read more

Dramatic rescues are all in a day's work

by Liam Farrell

09-Jul-08 00:00

The fire was already out of control, the mandatory crowd assembled; the polyclinic was 60 miles away... Read more

They just come bouncing back

by Liam Farrell

25-Jun-08 00:00

I don't usually go to postgraduate medical meetings, but to my surprise I actually enjoyed it. Read more

Celebrating a person's life is all about... timing

by Liam Farrell

19-Jun-08 00:00

In Ireland we have an ambivalent approach to death. Read more

Use Google to outsmart a literary know-all

by Liam Farrell

11-Jun-08 00:00

It was another mundane consultation; he'd had the snuffles for a week and apparently found this agon... Read more

Pharmaceutical-aided recreational activity

by Liam Farrell

04-Jun-08 00:00

Ben Elton, back when he was funny, once observed that ready-made meals in supermarkets were never la... Read more

Sensitive handling uncovers the plane truth

by Liam Farrell

28-May-08 00:00

'I'm very depressed,' she said. She was usually just averagely depressed, so her wording implied mor... Read more

Introducing the queen of drug reactions

by Liam Farrell

21-May-08 00:00

She was a new patient, which is in itself usually reason to be suspicious. Read more