Maurice Neligan
Surgeon, Deceased Person
1937 – 2010
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Who was Maurice Neligan?
Maurice Neligan was an Irish heart surgeon, activist, newspaper columnist and media commentator. He was considered one of Ireland's most recognisable doctors - "Ireland's answer to Dr Christian Barnard [sic]" - and performed a number of firsts in Irish medicine. It is thought that he performed 14,000 - 15,000 heart operations during his career. After his death in 2010, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny described him as "the first superstar of Irish medicine".
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