Dr Tony Holohan and Ciara Cronin.
Former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has announced he is getting married in one week to girlfriend Ciara Cronin.
Dr Holohan, who chaired the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nepht) during the Covid-19 pandemic, shared the news on his social media.
Dr Holohan shared a photo of the pair walking in Dun Laoghaire, with the caption: “One week to go to our big day. I’m so happy that Ciara and I will spend the rest of our lives together.”
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In his memoir, We Need To Talk, released in 2023, Dr Holohan opened up about the death of his first wife Dr Emer Holohan, who died in 2021 following a diagnosis of multiple myeloma nine years prior.
She was a specialist in public health medicine and a medical graduate of UCD.
In the memoir, Dr Holohan had revealed he is now in a “lovely” relationship with psychotherapist Ciara Cronin.
He also criticised the Government’s decision to reopen hospitality in late 2020 for a “meaningful Christmas”. During the pandemic, the National Public Health Emergency Team exercised major control over recommendations around lockdowns, freedoms such as how far people could exercise outside their home, as well as the closure of schools and hospitality.
