[Hugh O’Connell] BREAKING: Chief medical officer Tony Holohan will not take up a new academic position at Trinity College Dublin and is to leave the public service

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1. Further tweet from Richard Chambers enclosing the full statement: https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1512794363075641358

2. Don’t blame him. Whole thing is an embarrassment that I’m sure he doesn’t need.

3. Don’t blame him. He’ll probably make bank now in the private sector, without all the hassle of dealing with this shit.

4. His experience will be a loss to the public sector.

5. Trinity statement out saying how much of a loss this is etc.

   [https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1512796880601817089](https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1512796880601817089)

   Just makes the whole situation even worse. Nothing is stopping Trinity from hiring the CMO themselves and paying for his services themselves.

6. This took way too long to happen. Should’ve resigned right after the cervical check scandal.

7. He isn’t the only one who should go because of this debacle.

   And the statement reeks of sorry, not sorry.

8. Trinity have apparently lost the ability to just hire him the traditional way.

9. Well done folks. Hope ye’re happy.

10. A prison cell is the only thing he should be appointed to…

11. Hopefully Watt will be next to follow.

12. Tone Def