Republic of Ireland

Members working in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are represented at College Council by the Officer for Ireland - find out useful contacts and activity on your College region's web page

Volunteering opportunity

Portfolio Pathway: Assessors

Closing date

30 November 2026

We are recruiting a number of assessors who will conduct and oversee the assessment of Portfolio Pathway applications in paediatrics and paediatric sub-specialties.

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MRCPCH Clinical exam (face-to-face) - guidance hub

Download our candidate guides and other resources to prepare for the MRCPCH Clinical exam in the UK and internationally, which is delivered in person.

Examinations

Volunteering opportunity

College Specialty Advisory Committees: Various roles

Closing date

30 November 2026

The CSACs supervise the development and delivery of sub-specialty training. We have vacancies in Community Child Health, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Inherited Metabolic Medicine, Neurology and Rheumatology and Emergency Medicine.

Community child health

Emergency medicine

Endocrinology

Inherited metabolic medicine

Neurology

Rheumatology

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

News

Officer for Ireland message - June 2021

21 June 2021

Dr Ray Nethercott sets out some key observations on the Northern Ireland policy landscape; the recently published NI Executive Child poverty Strategy report and; the next steps the College are taking to respond to the ongoing Department of Health's consultation, Duty of Candour and Being Open.

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Updated guidance on valproate use in women and girls of childbearing years is published

14 December 2020

This guidance, updated in December 2020 and endorsed by RCPCH, has been produced to inform all healthcare professionals of best practice around the use and prescribing of valproate. It supports them to navigate situations that could arise as a result of prescribing valproate to women during childbea...

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What has COVID-19 told us about the future of paediatrics?

26 June 2020

RCPCH today publishes its first report from Paediatrics 2040, a major project looking at how paediatrics will change over the next 20 years.

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Brexit and child health - Northern Ireland: briefing for members

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another EU member state. Given that there has been significant integration between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on a range of areas including health and social care, paediatricians here need further assurances on how...

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Officer-Elect for Ireland announced

5 March 2019

The RCPCH is pleased to announce that Dr Ray Nethercott has been elected unopposed to the position of Officer for Ireland. He will take up his post at the next meeting of RCPCH Council on 6 June 2019.

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Useful resources for members in Ireland

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MRCPCH Clinical examination candidate guidance

MRCPCH Clinical is the final element of the MRCPCH (membership exam). It assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed Specialty Trainee 4 (ST4). It is held in hospital sites across the UK and in a number of other countries.

Examinations