ITS in the media
News coverage of the Irish Thoracic Society, our research and our call for better respiratory health in Ireland.
Recent coverage
Respiratory Disease Causes Almost One in Five Deaths in Ireland, New Report Finds
The launch of Respiratory Health of the Nation 2026 and our call for a National Respiratory Strategy with a steering group and multi-year funding.
Read on Irish Pharmacy News ↗ (opens in a new tab)Working Life: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Ireland
ITS President Prof Eddie Moloney on his work as a respiratory physician, and the rising concern about COPD, sleep apnoea and vaping.
Read on Irish Examiner ↗ (opens in a new tab)Doctors call for lung screening programme as one in five deaths linked to respiratory disease
Coverage of the Respiratory Health of the Nation 2026 report and the call for a lung screening programme.
Read on Independent.ie ↗ (opens in a new tab)Doctors issue vape health warning
Respiratory doctors warn about the health effects of vaping.
Read on Irish Mirror ↗ (opens in a new tab)Irish Thoracic Society, Annual Scientific Meeting
Highlights from our 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Galway, from new bronchiectasis treatments to asthma and PCD diagnosis.
Read on Medical Independent ↗ (opens in a new tab)Advances and challenges in COPD care
Coverage of COPD sessions at the ITS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025.
Read on Medical Independent ↗ (opens in a new tab)Brensocatib ‘a game changer’ in treatment of bronchiectasis
New treatment for bronchiectasis discussed at the ITS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025.
Read on Medical Independent ↗ (opens in a new tab)Irish Thoracic Society keynote meeting comes to Galway
A preview of the ITS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 in Galway.
Read on Medical Independent ↗ (opens in a new tab)New Guide Aimed At Secondary School Students Highlights Risks Of Vaping
Our new guide for secondary school students on the risks of vaping, and our call to ban flavoured and disposable vapes.
Read on KFM Radio ↗ (opens in a new tab)Teenage vaping
Prof Marcus Kennedy on his concern about the harm vaping is causing to young people.
Listen on RTÉ Radio 1 (3 mins) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Protect your lungs: Practical tips for breathing clean air
Our World Lung Day advice on reducing exposure to air pollution at home, outdoors and at work.
Read on Irish Country Magazine ↗ (opens in a new tab)‘Quite miraculous’: How life-changing drugs for cystic fibrosis have led to dramatic fall in lung transplants
How new cystic fibrosis treatments have dramatically reduced the need for lung transplants.
Read on Independent.ie ↗ (opens in a new tab)Media enquiries
Journalists can contact the ITS Office for comment, interviews and expert spokespeople on respiratory health.
info@irishthoracicsociety.comRespiratory Health of the Nation 2026
Read our report on the burden of respiratory disease in Ireland.
Read the report