OPINION

Liam Farrell: The wicked temptations of Crossmaglen

by Liam Farrell

19-Nov-08 00:00

When I started practice in Crossmaglen, the Troubles were at their height, and one helpful consequen... Read more

Liam Farrell: NHS vision fails to impress Dragons' Den

12-Nov-08 00:00

The dragons looked as fat, smug and self satisfied as ever, even though studies, I knew, had proved ... Read more

Liam Farrell: I'm a registrar and I'm OK

by Liam Farrell

05-Nov-08 00:00

When I was a pre-clinical student the term registrar confused me. First I thought it was like a hote... Read more

Liam Farrell: A real crowd pleaser of a death

by Liam Farrell

29-Oct-08 00:00

Joe had been ill for a long time, and his death expected. Read more

Liam Farrell: A consultation with Sarah Palin

by Liam Farrell

22-Oct-08 00:00

In Love and Death, Woody Allen's parody of War and Peace, Woody is at a party when the news arrives ... Read more

Liam Farrell: I ain't no Hippocratic role model

by Liam Farrell

15-Oct-08 00:00

When I was a medical student I joined the communist collective; it was quite cool and radical chic, ... Read more

Liam Farrell: The merry-go-round of nuns and ear wax

by Liam Farrell

08-Oct-08 00:00

When I was a young lad in Ireland, our patient list included an enclosed convent - they were good pa... Read more

Liam Farrell: My rapid promotion to world expert

by Liam Farrell

01-Oct-08 00:00

When I was a surgical intern in Dublin, my six months of torture and ritualised humiliation included... Read more

Liam Farrell: Three cheers for no gain from pain

by Liam Farrell

24-Sep-08 00:00

One of the great strengths of the NHS is that GPs have little financial interest in our patients. Read more

Liam Farrell: Nostalgia just ain't what it used to be

by Liam Farrell

17-Sep-08 00:00

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us again. Like the American essayist Garrison Ke... Read more