Photograph: Sam Boal/CollinsThe Medical Council is “actively engaging” in the case of a UCD medical student after a “nude, bruised” intimate image of her was shared with staff and students. Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the “Medical Council is aware of that case and is actively engaging with the associated parties to get more information”. Carroll MacNeill told Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger the Medical Council had a responsibility to ensure “that everybody in the doctor profession, including those in the UCD medical school, meet the required standards for medical education. The TD said the image shared of the UCD medical student was taken after she said she was allegedly raped in 2023. If such incidents occur in the health sector “and involve medical practitioners, they should also be reported to the Medical Council”.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2026 18:50 UTC