Medical practitioner’s appeal for registration in ireland denied due to unfitness to practice

High Court upholds the Medical Council's decision to refuse a medical practitioner's application for registration, affirming that the appellant was unfit to practice medicine. The appellant, previously struck off the UK General Medical Council register following misconduct allegations, sought restoration to the Irish register. The refusal was based on concerns about the appellant's amenability to regulation and lack of insight into past professional misconduct. The appellant's appeal highlighted procedural fairness issues, including the absence of a public hearing and the inability to cross-examine accusers from the UK proceedings. However, the court found the hearings before the Review Panel and the Medical Council to be fair and comprehensive, with the appellant given ample opportunity to present his case. The decision considered the appellant's history, including the UK GMC's findings and the High Court of England and Wales' upholding of his erasure from the register, alongside the appellant's recent conduct and representations.