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Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has appointed the membership of Ireland’s first National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) in the areas of Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (NREC-CT) and Clinical Investigations of Medical Devices (NREC-MD).   In total, 18 members have been appointed to each of the three NRECs – two in clinical trials and […]

In May 2021, the National Office and the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) will launch the CTR-National Collaboration Project. This jointly run project will test and appraise the national preparedness for a new piece of legislation due to be implemented at an EU-level in early 2022.   This new legislation, known as the EU Clinical

The National Office for Research Ethics Committees will launch Ireland’s first National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) in the areas of clinical trials of investigational medical products (NREC-CT) and clinical investigations of medical devices (NREC-MD) in May this year.   In the 12 months since the National Office was established, our team has been working closely

As we continue to expand our activities with the launch of three new National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) on the horizon, we are looking to grow our National Office team.   We are pleased to announce the following three open positions: Programme Manager Project Officer Financial Accountant This is an opportunity to join a highly

The call for Expressions of Interest for Membership of the National Research Ethics Committees (NRECs) has now closed and we are no longer accepting applications under this call.   There was significant interest in NREC membership and we would like to thank all those who submitted an Expression of Interest. These applications are currently under

Ireland’s National Research Ethics Committee for COVID-19-related health research (NREC COVID-19) is pleased to endorse the Manifesto for EU COVID-19 Research. The Manifesto emphasises the imperative to make scientific results publicly accessible without delay and encourages, where possible and for a limited time, non-exclusive royalty free licences on the intellectual property resulting from EU-funded research.

The Irish experience of establishing a national approach to research ethics during a global pandemic is described in a publication from the National Office for Research Ethics Committees and Prof. Mary Horgan, Chair of NREC COVID-19. This Open Letter published in HRB Open Research (https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/3-63/v1) is currently under peer-review and open for commentary. Established by