Our Team
Irish Doctors for the Environment Committee Members 2023/2024
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
operationsofficer@ide.ie
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum is an anaesthetics trainee and has been involved with IDE almost since the beginning.
His main interests are sustainable anaesthesiology, and educating and engaging with medical students on issues regarding planetary health, climate change and health.
He is determined to drive systems change within the health sector.
Dr Rory Barry
irishdocsenv@ide.ie
Dr Rory Barry is a dermatology registrar in St James's Hospital. He has been a member of local hospital green network committees and recently joined IDE as secretary.
A passionate cyclist, his interests include active travel, sustainable healthcare and education surrounding climate change and healthcare.
Dr Rachel Mac Cann
membership@ide.ie
Dr Rachel Mac Cann is an Infectious Diseases SpR and ICAT Fellow at St Vincent's University Hospital, and has completed the diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygeine at The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
With a love of the outdoors, active travel and biodiversity, she works to promote sustainability in healthcare to build a climate-resilient and equitable future for our health system.
Dr Sandra Green
treasurer@ide.ie
Dr Sandra Green is a Respiratory Registrar. Inspired by the Australian Doctors for the Environment she recruited a handful of like minded doctors and together they founded the organisation. She strongly believes that clinicians must be at the forefront of the discussion and action on climate change in order to advocate for patients.
On behalf of IDE, she has successfully passed motions at the IMO AGM, presented at talks and webinars and has represented the organisation on many occasions including the Planetary Health Alliance Annual Meeting in Stanford University. Working in respiratory, she has a particular interest in air quality and climate change.
Dr Marie Talty
media@ide.ie
Dr Marie Talty is a respiratory trainee based in Dublin and a proud West Clare woman. She is also a champion for the Galway National Park City project, through her previous work there.
Her interests include a just decarbonisation of Ireland’s economy, active travel, the importance of protecting our oceans and impact of air pollution and extreme weather events on health. This comes from her farming and coastal background as well as work in Ireland and abroad, seeing the effects such can have, particularly in those with chronic diseases.
Dr Eva Tallon
media@ide.ie
Dr Eva Tallon is a medical trainee based in Dublin.
Eva has an interest in the impact climate change has on the incidence and severity of disease. She wish to promote a sustainable, carbon-neutral healthcare system from which future generations of healthcare service users may benefit.
Dr Aoife Kirk
fundraising@ide.ie
Dr Aoife Kirk is currently working for Geneva Sustainability Centre on Learning Programmes for hospital CEOs and management internationally. She was introduced to the concept of Planetary Health in her MPH in LSHTM (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), and following medical training relocated to continue working within the climate health sector. She is one of the co-founders of Irish Doctors for Environment.
She is passionate about the opportunities a carbon zero future provides for the health of global citizens, research-driven policy and providing safe, efficient healthcare services. Most likely found up a mountain or immersed in cold water in her spare time.
Ms Sinead Dart-O’Flynn
media@ide.ie
Sinead is medical scientist. She studied Medicine in UCC for 3 years, but left the medical field early to pursue social and climate activism. Sinead has always been concerned about the climate and biodiversity crises and feels a responsibility to do any work she can to help.
Dr Cathy Burke
irishdocsenv@ide.ie
Dr Cathy Burke is a consultant gynaecologist at Cork University Maternity Hospital. She is chair of the Ireland South Green Group formed one year ago, which comprises all four maternity units in the SSWHG. She is also a member of the CUH campus sustainability committee which holds Green Campus status.
Dr Richard Daly
research@ide.ie
Dr Richard Daly is currently undertaking an academic track internship in Cork.
Dr Conor Malone
policyofficer@ide.ie
Conor is an ophthalmic surgery trainee and clinical informaticist. He is interested in wilderness conservation and reducing the environmental impact of healthcare technology. As joint policy officer, Conor helps to develop evidence-based advocacy tools to promote planetary health.
Dr Rachel McNamara
policyofficer@ide.ie
Dr Rachel McNamara is a Specialist Registrar in the Mid-West Department of Public Health, with a special interest in Innovation and health systems improvement. In her Public Health role, she works on minimizing health inequities through the use of targeted healthcare interventions, always mindful of the disproportionate impact of environmental destruction on marginalised groups.
Ms Lorraine Healy
medicalstudents@ide.ie
Lorraine Healy is a third year graduate medical student studying in UCD with a previous background in Sonography.
Her interests include promotion of a sustainable healthcare system along with waste & energy conservation. She loves all things outdoors & hailing from a rural background understands the need for urgent action.
Ms Aoife Devin
medicalstudents@ide.ie
Aoife Devin is a medical student in her 4th year at Trinity College Dublin. In her spare time she enjoys running and wild swimming. Aoife’s interests include environmental sustainability in healthcare, fashion and food. As student officer, she is keen to share her enthusiasm and encourage activism among other students.
Ms Felicia Deonarine
medicalstudents@ide.ie
Felicia Deonarine is a final year graduate entry medical student currently attending University College Cork. Prior to medical school, she attained a BSc in Biology & Biotechnology at Carleton University (Canada) and an MSc in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Ottawa. She has also worked as a Senior Research Technician at the vaccine development company VBI Vaccines for three years.
Felicia is very passionate about the environment and wishes to incorporate practices in healthcare that can promote sustainability for future generations. She is determined to encourage current and aspiring doctors to consider the environment to promote an equitable future. As such, she is a member of the Ireland South Green Group and Irish Doctors for the Environment.
IDE Working Group Chairs 2023/2024
Dr Johnny Collins
directaction@ide.ie
Dr Johnny Collins is currently an intern at St Vincent’s University Hospital. A proud Kilkenny man and UCC graduate, he enjoys running, swimming, hiking and the outdoors. He has a keen enthusiasm for climate action.
Ms Róisin Fitzgerald
sustainablediets@ide.ie
Róisín holds a BSc in Human Nutrition and a postgraduate degree in Environmental Sustainability along with an array of additional certificates in environmental policy, climate justice, marine conservation, and transdisciplinary communication.
With a dual background in health and natural sciences, she is passionate about highlighting the interconnectedness of evidence-based nutrition, planetary health and environmental justice with a special focus on the opportunities for protecting people and the planet through sustainable development of local and global food and agricultural systems.
Dr Sandra Green
airquality@ide.ie
Dr Sandra Green is a Respiratory Registrar. Inspired by the Australian Doctors for the Environment she recruited a handful of like minded doctors and together they founded the organisation. She strongly believes that clinicians must be at the forefront of the discussion and action on climate change in order to advocate for patients.
On behalf of IDE, she has successfully passed motions at the IMO AGM, presented at talks and webinars and has represented the organisation on many occasions including the Planetary Health Alliance Annual Meeting in Stanford University. Working in respiratory, she has a particular interest in air quality and climate change.
Professor Debbi Stanistreet
airquality@ide.ie
Professor Debbi Stanistreet is Associate Professor and Head of Dept of Public Health and Epidemiology at RCSI. Debbi undertook her PhD at the University of Liverpool and has since lead on academic public health programmes at The University of Liverpool, and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. In terms of research, she has worked extensively in inequalities and air pollution over the last 30 years with much of her work in low income countries, specialising in promoting the community voice in the uptake of cleaner cooking.
Debbi leads the national network known as CHIME, (Climate Health in Medical Education), a network of Schools of Medicine in Ireland, in conjunction with the Irish Doctors for the Environment. She also leads on the Beacon status that RCSI holds with the Centre for Sustainable healthcare (UK) and is a member of The Green Surgery Net Zero Carbon commission project led by the Royal Colleges of Surgeons across the UK and Ireland.
Dr Lisa McNamee
primarycare@ide.ie
Dr Lisa McNamee is a medical doctor interested in sustainability and innovation. She holds honours degrees from Trinity College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin. She served for six years with the Irish Defence Forces as a Medical Officer. She is an aviation medical examiner in training and the primary care sustainability lead for IDE.
Dr Sadhbh Lee
medicalcurriculum@ide.ie
Dr. Sadhbh Lee is an obstetric and gynaecology registrar currently based in Dublin. She is a co-founder of IDE and has previously held the positions of policy officer and fundraising officer.
Sadhbh has a background in grassroots environmentalism and, since starting work as a doctor, has been occupied with the effect of the environment on human health. She has a particular interest in women’s health and in education.
Sadhbh is a lover of nature, particularly the ocean, and strongly believes that as clinicians, we must use our platform to preserve the planet and protect our patients.
Dr Aisling O’Leary
medicalcurriculum@ide.ie
Dr. Aisling O’Leary, is a pharmacist at St. James’ Hospital and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy in RCSI. She has a keen interest in the impact of healthcare practices and medicines use on the environment. She has commenced delivering an educational programme on planetary health and sustainability to undergraduate pharmacy students based on the CHIME learning outcomes and ultimately aims to embed environmental aspects of medicines use across the undergraduate teaching programme and on into practice. In October 2023, she will commence supervising a PhD student on the theme of sustainable healthcare practices in collaboration with other academic and clinical partners.
Dr John Legge
activetransport@ide.ie
Dr John Legge is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at St Vincent’s University Hospital. He is passionate about active travel and believes this is the key to making our urban spaces safer and more livable for all. When not in work, he is often seen transporting his children by cargo bike.
Dr Colm Byrne
activetransport@ide.ie
Dr Colm Byrne is a Consultant Geriatrician and General Physician in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin. A graduate of UCD, he recently completed an MD in the effects of short term air pollution on stroke incidence through RCSI. He is passionate about enabling active travel as a means of improving public health across all age groups and coupling social with environmental justice.
Dr Caoimhe Clarke
activetransport@ide.ie
Dr Caoimhe Clarke, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychiatry of Old Age Dublin North City Central Mental Health Services. Enthusiastic urban dweller, micro gardener and city cyclist who cycles to all her domiciliary visits. Passionate about clean, green city spaces and making easy, safe active travel accessible to all ages.
