Image: RollingNews.ie Image: RollingNews.ie DR TONY HOLOHAN is to step away from his work as Chief Medical Officer to spend time with his family.
“From today, I will be taking time out from all of my work commitments to be with my family. My wife, Emer, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, in 2012. She has had a number of difficult years with her disease and was admitted for palliative care last Saturday,” he said at the end of tonight’s Covid-19 briefing.
“I have spoken with the Taoiseach, Minister for Health and other colleagues about this, and they have all kindly offered their support and best wishes to both of us.”Dr Ronan Glynn has been appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer and will chair the Department of Health’s press conferences. #Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you“I hope that we can all remain working together to continue to stay vigilant, keep our social distance, and take personal responsibility for our own health, in the first instance, as well as looking after our family members and friends and those we care about most.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has paid tribute to Dr Holohan as he steps away from the role of CMO: 'As a country we owe him and his family a great debt of gratitude'
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