Research Ethics
2019 REC dates
| Application deadline | Meeting |
| 29 January | 26 February |
| 12 March | 9 April |
| 14 May | 11 June |
| 27 August | 24 September |
| **27 September | **22 October |
| 22 October | 19 November |
**dedicated trainee-only meeting
The ICGP Research Ethics Committee was granted formal recognition on 17th May 2005. It reviews both clinical and non-clinical trials.
Chair: Dr Claire Collins
Administrator: Ms Sally-Anne O'Neill, email: research@icgp.ie
Web: www.icgp.ie/research
The Research Ethics Committee has adopted the following two basic statements as a guide:
- 'Any study proposed which cannot answer the question posed is unethical.'
- 'All research on human beings carries the possibility of harm. The level of risk, which is acceptable, depends upon the importance of the question being addressed.'
The Ethics Committee is constituted according to the International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) guidelines & the Clinical Trials Act 1987 (amended 1990). This Ethics Committee operates to the standards laid down in the ICH GCP guidelines published 1997 and implemented January 1998.
Amendment to Regulation 6 (April 30th deadline for explicit consent)
The Department of Health have updated the News section of the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee. » read more
Application for Clinical Trials
ICGP Research Ethics Committee Checklist and Application Form » read more
Application for Non-Clinical Trials
Contact: Colleen O Neil, email: research@icgp.ie » read more
Expiration of Transition Period under the Health Research Regulations for health research project that commenced prior to 7 August 2018
Deadline reminder - The Health Research Regulations made under the Data Protection Act 2018 came into effect on August 7th, 2018 » read more
HSE National Consent Policy 2017
See Part 3 for information relevant to research » read more
Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension
Report from the "Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension" Conference held at the Conrad Hotel, Dublin on 27th February 2002. » read more
Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension - Summary
Summary of report from the "Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension" Conference held at the Conrad Hotel, Dublin on 27th February 2002. » read more
Irish Journal of Medical Sciences Article - GDPR An Impediment To Research
Click here to read the article GDPR An Impediment To Research from Irish Journal of Medical Sciences. » read more
Past Activity and (some) Future Challenges
A Discussion Paper for Members » read more
Standard Operating Procedures of the Research Ethics Committee
Objective: To ensure that the content of the study documentation is relevant and accurate, the submissions are prepared and progressed in a consistent manner, and they are subject to appropriate ethical review and approval procedures. » read more
