17th Annual Adare Retinal Meeting 2026

24 September 2026

Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare, Co Limerick

Meeting co-ordinator: Miss Marie Hickey Dwyer, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital Limerick.

9.00am Registration

9.45am Opening Address - Mr Gerard Fahy, President, Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Speakers: 

Miss Marie Hickey-Dwyer "Medical Retinal Disease - Present Landscape" 

Prof. Dara Kilmartin, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin

Ms. Maedbh Rhatigan, University Hospital Galway

Mr. Gerard Reid, Belfast

Dr. Deirdre Townley, University Hospital Galway

Mr. Frank Kinsella, Galway

Prof. David Keegan, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin

Guest Speaker

Mr. James Talks, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.

Ryder Cup Debate 

Dr. Patrick Canning, University Hospital Galway vs Dr. Fionn O'Leary, University Hospital Limerick

Case Presentations

Dr Stephen Kelly, University Hospital Limerick

Registration

Registration Fee: €50 (Trainees no charge) 

Registration at 9am - refreshments on arrival / Lunch ' 3pm

To confirm attendance, please email marie.hickey-dwyer@hse.ie