Colleagues remember a ‘conscientious’ senior doctor

FOR the Dr Michael Shine most people in Drogheda knew, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital wasn’t just his workplace — it was his life.

He qualified at a time when a general surgeon was held in the same esteem as the rare specialists, respected for their breadth of knowledge and versatility in the both the consulting room and operating theatre.

“He was very conscientious,” says a former colleague. “There was one thing about him — as junior doctors we used to be ringing the senior guys at night if we had an emergency and sometimes these guys were not too happy to hear from you, but I never saw him get cross with anyone.