Dr. Emer Holohan, wife of medical director, dies after long illness

Dr. EMER HOLOHAN, wife of the Medical Director, has passed away.

He had been receiving palliative care since last year after he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, in 2012.

She passed away at Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross, Dublin, in the company of her husband and their two sons Clodagh and Ronan.

His funeral will take place at the Church of Saint Pius X in Templeogue next Monday at 12.30pm and will be streamed online due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Details of his illness were made public last year, when the medical director took several months off in July to spend time with his family.

He returned to work in October, but has recently been off work again.

In a statement, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the government’s thoughts were with the Holohan family.

“Dr. Emer Holohan made a significant contribution to the health service, including her work on health strategy when I was Minister of Health,” he said.

“Tony and his entire family have given so much to this country since the beginning of the pandemic.

“At this point, I would ask that they be given as much space and privacy as possible.”