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OPINION
LIAM FARRELL
Dr Farrell is a GP from Country Armagh. You can email him at GPcolumnists@haynet.com
Opinions
Liam Farrell: Enjoying the delights of the little old lady
by Liam Farrell
03-Sep-08 00:00
I received some spam a few weeks ago, inviting me to purchase some little blue pills with apparently... Read more
Liam Farrell: How sea birds taught me a lesson about life
by Liam Farrell
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
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
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