Advocating for respiratory health across the island of Ireland
The Irish Thoracic Society brings the expertise of around 550 respiratory professionals, North and South, to policy makers — pushing for earlier diagnosis, better services and cleaner air for everyone who lives with lung disease.
Committees & groups
Members lead our specialist committees and groups, which advise the Board and shape the ITS position on key issues.
ITS Tobacco Control Advisory Committee
- Chair
- Professor Stanley Miller, The Mater Hospital Dublin
- Vice Chair
- Dr Hilary McLoughlin, Portiuncula Hospital
ITS ILD Group
- Chair
- Dr Eoin Judge, Connolly Hospital
- Vice Chairs
- Dr Liam Chawke, University Hospital Kerry
Dr Tom McEnery, Sligo General Hospital
Campaigns & partnerships
World Lung Day
A global day to raise awareness of lung health and to call for better prevention, treatment and care for people with lung disease.
World Lung Day →International Respiratory Coalition
The ITS is a founding partner of the Irish chapter of the IRC, a movement to transform respiratory health services in the post-pandemic world.
Visit the IRC →European Respiratory Society
As Ireland's ERS partner society, we connect Irish respiratory health policy with European advocacy and evidence.
Visit the ERS →Irish Climate and Health Alliance
An alliance calling for urgent government action on the climate crisis and its impact on health, and raising public awareness of the links between the two.
Visit the Alliance (opens in new tab) →Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform
GAAPP brings together patient organisations worldwide to empower people living with allergies and airways disease and to raise standards of diagnosis and care.
Visit GAAPP (opens in new tab) →ITS in the media
- 1 October 2026 · Irish Pharmacy NewsRespiratory Disease Causes Almost One in Five Deaths in Ireland, New Report Finds
- 25 September 2026 · Irish ExaminerWorking Life: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Ireland
- 22 September 2026 · Irish Examiner29,000 waiting for respiratory care — but no national policy in place
- Irish IndependentDoctors call for lung screening programme as one in five deaths linked to respiratory disease
- Irish MirrorDoctors issue vape health warning