Council censures former GAA team doctor over trying to forge will

A former GAA team doctor facing allegations relating to a conviction concerning the forging of an elderly publican’s will was yesterday found guilty of professional misconduct at a disciplinary inquiry at the Medical Council in Dublin.

Dr James Cassidy, who works as a GP in Dundalk, Co Louth, faced allegations relating to a conviction in Northern Ireland.

He told the inquiry that in May 2009, he applied for registration to the Medical Council of Ireland and admitted that he failed to tell the Council about a previous conviction in Northern Ireland which related to a road traffic matter.