Dr. Angela O’Donoghue RéNua Medical

15/04/2026

I have a little hobby that I’ve been lucky to indulge in through local adult education courses in recent years. Can’t recommend the FET courses in Causeway with Tom Dillon highly enough. I love local history and I’ve always loved Denny Street in Tralee. I gather stories of people who lived there, including a lot of doctors who lived and worked there in times past. In a very male dominated field, I very much enjoyed coming across Dr. Georgina Revington who lived her life as a missionary doctor in Africa. I posted this a few months back. Anyway I’m extremely excited about the 1926 census being published on Saturday. I can’t wait to see how Tralee will have changed since the previous census of 1911.

The wait is almost over! ⏳

In just 4 days, the door to Ireland’s past swings wide open.
On 18 April, the 1926 Census will be released online, completely free and fully searchable for the first time ever!

As the first census of the newly founded Irish Free State, It’s a rare glimpse into life and society at the start of a new era for the island.

Whether you’re a total history buff or just curious about your parents or grandparents, keep up to date on the latest information on our website:
https://nationalarchives.ie/engage-and-learn/census-1926-public-programme/

⏰ Set your reminders: you don’t want to miss this piece of history unfolding!

08/04/2026

You’re never too old to live your dreams! I started learning the concertina over a year ago, with the sole aim of one day playing at the trad night in Bettys here in Tralee. Well last night I played there for the first time. As luck would have it, one of our patients was also playing and put me at my ease and helped with the nerves! First of many I hope. PS that’s me in the distance too far to hear or see my mistakes!

06/04/2026

Some very special family time this weekend. Hope you all had a lovely Easter.

11/03/2026

When I bump into a patient in town and they say:

“Angela, that stuff you gave me was amazing!”

I instantly hope I’ve done nothing illegal… then wonder what the amazing stuff was!!!

19/02/2026

I received notification today that UHK is no longer accepting paediatric dermatology referrals, advising us to refer all children’s skin problems to Dublin. I think this is absolutely unacceptable for the people of Kerry. I hope to get more clarification on this.

21/01/2026

People often say “the old remedies were the best”. I came across an advertisement for “Mrs Wilmslows Soothing Syrup” in the Kerry Evening Post in 1871. It was advertised as a teething remedy “perfectly harmless..produces quiet, natural sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as a button“. It was widely advertised and sold throughout Ireland and elsewhere.
This seemingly innocent miraculous syrup for teething infants contained MORPHINE!!
That’s why you should always check the ingredients of supplements!!

14/01/2026

I hope you don’t mind if I share a snapshot of Tralee’s medical past:
If you had fallen on hard times in Tralee in 1911, you may have ended up at Tralee Union Workhouse, located where the County Buildings are now or what was known to many as ‘Old St.Catherines Hospital’. There were several hundred people recorded here in 1911.
Nearby was the ‘Lunatic Asylum’ as it was called, with heartbreaking records of residents which include children along with very elderly. Causes of admissions were noted as ‘mania’ ‘imbecility’ ‘dementia’ and ‘epileptic’.
Tralee also had a Fever Hospital located where the library is today. Thankfully only a few were in hospital in 1911 with ‘scarlatina’ and ‘typhoid fever’.
Then there was the County Hospital on Strand Road where your name and diagnosis was recorded in the census for all the world to know that you were in hospital with haemorrhoids, a strangulated hernia or a fractured femur in 1911!

I know we’ve plenty of problems in the healthcare system in Ireland with crippling waiting lists and lack of resources, but when I look at these old records I realise how far we’ve come and am quite grateful for modern medicine!

23/12/2025

I want to thank our patients most sincerely for your support throughout the year. We have received so many lovely cards and gifts and I am truly grateful to you all. 2025 brought a fresh start for us, but I am so proud of what we have achieved this year, creating a warm and caring environment for our patients.
We would be nothing without our patients and we look forward to caring for you in the years ahead.
Dr.Angela.

21/12/2025

We are so happy to bring you some lovely news, our practice manager Jenny and her husband Owen have welcomed baby Darragh into the world. Congratulations to the new parents!!!

21/12/2025

We are open this Monday and Tuesday for an extra hour providing winter respiratory clinics. Christmas hours are below and we reopen as usual on Jan 2nd.
☎️066-7120002 for appointments

14/12/2025

We will be providing extra respiratory clinics this week on Monday 15th and Thursday 18th from 5-6pm as part of the HSE winter initiative. Please contact reception for an appointment.

11/12/2025

Since completing a diploma in diabetes from the University of Warwickshire a few years ago, I’ve been involved in tutoring on the Diabetes in Primary Care course in U.C.C.
If you are a health professional interested in diabetes care, this is a wonderful opportunity and where I started pursuing my interest in diabetes. We manage the vast majority of our patients with type 2 diabetes solely in primary care.