Martin Feeley
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1950-08-13)13 August 1950
Died21 December 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 73)
Sport
SportRowing

Thomas Martin Feeley (13 August 1950 – 21 December 2023) was an Irish vascular surgeon and rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Feeley graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) in 1974 with a degree in medicine (MB BCh BAO).[2] In 1979, he was conferred with the diploma of Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[2] He went on to take a master's degree in surgery at the National University of Ireland in 1985.[2]

Feeley remained involved with the UCD Boat Club as a coach in later years, and was awarded a "Graduate of the Year" sports award by the university in 2017.[3]

In 2015, he took up the role of group clinical director at the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, having previously been a consultant vascular surgeon and clinical director at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital (now known as Tallaght University Hospital).[4] He resigned from the role in 2020.[5]

Feeley died on 21 December 2023, at the age of 73.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Feeley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search-Results". Medicalcouncil.ie. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Martin Feeley Archives".
  4. ↑ "Tallaght Hospital Annual Report 2015" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Cullen, Paul (16 September 2020). "Doctor resigns from hospital group after comments on 'draconian' Covid-19 curbs". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Well known Roscommon doctor and former Olympian passes away


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