As of August 2025, a number of NREC-MD application templates have been updated. This update is part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the application process and enhance user experience for sponsors and applicants. The table below lists the updated templates and provides a summary of changes to the templates. Template name Valid version number […]
The latest Annual Report provides an overview of the achievements and milestones of the National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) and the National Office, which worked closely throughout 2024 to advance and strengthen the national research ethics system in Ireland and to drive ethical health research practices aimed at safeguarding the rights, dignity, and welfare of health
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NOTE: The Public consultation period has now closed. Start date of consultation: 7 October 2024 Closing date of consultation: 25 October 2024 The National Office for Research Ethics Committees invites comments on proposed ethics application fees for 2025 for: clinical trials on medicinal products, conducted under the Clinical Trials Regulation There are no fee changes
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The latest Annual Report provides an overview of the achievements and milestones of the National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) and the National Office, which worked closely throughout 2023 to advance and strengthen the national research ethics system in Ireland and to drive ethical health research practices aimed at safeguarding the rights, dignity, and welfare of
2024 will be the final year in which clinical trials can run under the Clinical Trial Directive (CTD). By January 2025, all ongoing trials must have transitioned to Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR). To meet the demands of this final transition phase and to ensure that Ireland is ready to fully embrace the CTR, the operational
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How can researchers judge the ‘right’ course of action where different value systems are in play? Do we subconsciously see some groups as more ‘deserving’ than others when it comes to inclusion in research? And as we move towards an increasingly digital and data-driven future, do we need to take a fresh look at fundamental
Effective as of 1 January 2024, the National Office for Research Ethics Committees will no longer charge fees for applications to National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) submitted after that date by non-commercial sponsors; that is, where the sponsor funding the study is an academic or not-for-profit organisation. All other fees will remain unchanged. This pragmatic
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As the end of the year approaches, the National Office team would like to inform our stakeholders of some important dates to bear in mind. If you are applying for approval from a National Research Ethics Committee (NREC) and you wish to have your application reviewed in January 2024, please take note of the following
The National Office for Research Ethics Committees is pleased to announce the appointment of 22 new National Research Ethics Committee (NREC) members. The new members were appointed by the Minister for Health Mr Stephen Donnelly following an expression of interest campaign which ran during August and September 2023. The NRECs for Clinical Trials (NREC-CT) have
On 31 January 2022, the new EU Clinical Trial Regulation (CTR) entered into force, replacing the previous Clinical Trial Directive (CTD). The new regulation requires that all clinical trial applications and assessments be managed through a new, unified online portal known as the Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS). Since January 2023, all new applications for clinical
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