Covid-19

Tony Holohan is publishing a memoir about the ‘most challenging time’ of his personal life

We Need To Talk will be released in September and the former Chief Medical Officer says it will chart his personal and professional life during the pandemic

Holohan, who stood down as chief medical officer last July, frequently clashed with senior government figures during the pandemic over decisions taken around Covid-19 restrictions. Picture: Collins

Tony Holohan, the former chief medical officer, is to release a memoir later this year.

We Need To Talk, a first-person account written by Holohan will be released by Eiru, the Dublin-based imprint of Bonnier Books UK, in September 2023.

Holohan served as Chief Medical Officer within the Department of Health for 14 years and led the country’s response to the pandemic as head of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet). He became a ...