William Gerard Anthony Holohan is an Irish public health physician who served as Chief Medical Officer of Ireland from May 2008 to 1 July 2022.
21 Facts About Tony Holohan
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Tony Holohan became a prominent figure during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland, when he chaired the National Public Health Emergency Team, while simultaneously supporting his children and wife as she battled a cancer diagnosis.
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Tony Holohan was appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer in 2001, followed by promotion to Chief Medical Officer in December 2008.
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On 29 February 2020, Tony Holohan announced the first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019, and that the resulting pandemic had spread to Ireland.
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Tony Holohan gave a televised interview to The Late Late Show on 17 April 2020.
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Tony Holohan chaired the National Public Health Emergency Team, a group responsible for the state's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland from the beginning of the pandemic until it disbanded in February 2022.
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On 2 July 2020, Tony Holohan made an announcement that he would be taking a hiatus from his position as Chief Medical Officer to care for his family as his wife entered palliative care with multiple myeloma.
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On 10 June 2021, Tony Holohan received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in recognition of his outstanding leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 25 March 2022, Tony Holohan announced that he would step down as Chief Medical Officer on 1 July, after being appointed as Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership at Trinity College Dublin.
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On 7 July 2022, Tony Holohan announced that he would be starting a new position as an adjunct full professor of public health at University College Dublin, with no salary attached to the position.
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On 15 September 2022, it was announced that Tony Holohan would be joining the non-executive voluntary board of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
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On 22 February 2024, UCD announced that Tony Holohan would take up the role of Director of the Centre for One Health at UCD, Dublin.
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Tony Holohan graduated from medical school at University College Dublin in 1991.
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Tony Holohan holds a diploma in healthcare management from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
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Tony Holohan is a member of the Irish College of General Practitioners and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
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In 2015, Tony Holohan was awarded the UCD Alumni Award in Public Health.
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Tony Holohan met his wife Emer Feely while in medical school, who later became a specialist in public health medicine.
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Tony Holohan's wife died in February 2021 following a long battle with multiple myeloma.
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On 21 September 2023, Tony Holohan launched the publication of his memoir, We Need To Talk, written with Emily Hourican, at an event in Dublin.
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Tony Holohan writes about his time as Chief Medical Officer, covering various public events, including Swine Flu, Cervical Check Audit, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tony Holohan appeared on The Late Late Show on 22 September 2023 and spoke about the "difficult" day of his wife's funeral and opened up about the "impactful" moments on the day in an emotional interview with new host Patrick Kielty.