Dr Alan Murtagh

Dr Alan Murtagh

General Adult Psychiatry and Adult ADHD
Closed to new referrals
The list is currently closed to new referrals. Please check the ADHD Ireland website for a list of clinicians currently accepting referrals.
Policy on payment
Payment in advance is required to secure an appointment for an initial assessment. When you are ready to secure an appointment please contact us If you do not contact us to secure an appointment then...
Booking appointments, prescriptions and referrals
If you are already a patient with with this service and would like to book an appointment please call (01) 524 0839. Please note this number is for Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. This...
Assessment
Assessments are carried out using the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults assessment tool combined with a detailed psychiatric history and developmental history. This is the “Gold Standard” for ADHD assessment, as recommended by the...

Closed to new referrals

The list is currently closed to new referrals.

Please check the ADHD Ireland website for a list of clinicians currently accepting referrals.

Booking appointments, prescriptions and referrals

If you are already a patient with with this service and would like to book an appointment please call (01) 524 0839. Please note this number is for Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. This is not an emergency number. In emergencies please contact your local Emergency Dept.

If you would like to be referred to this service please contact your GP and ask them to send a referral to alan.murtagh@healthmail.ie and please make sure your email address is included in the referral. Please note: the healthmail email address does not accept regular emails – it only accepts emails from healthmail.ie addresses.

If you would like a repeat prescription please click here 

Policy on payment

Payment in advance is required to secure an appointment for an initial assessment.

When you are ready to secure an appointment please contact us

If you do not contact us to secure an appointment then no appointment will be made.

If you have not been given an appointment date or if you would like a different appointment date, please contact the team to secure an appointment

About Me

I have been working as a consultant psychiatrist since 2010.

In 2018 was appointed chair of the Clinical Advisory Group for Adult ADHD for the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.

Between 2010 and 2015 I was working with the HSE and from 2015 to 2021 I have been working with St John of God Hospital.  I was clinical tutor for the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences,  University College Dublin.

I have worked as a Consultant for the Mental Health Commission of Ireland.

I am a member of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK).

I treat anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, adult ADHD and psychosis.

I am published in national and international peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed publications.

Medico-legal Reports
For medico-legal report enquiries please email dralanmurtagh@privateclinic.ie.
About Me
I have been working as a consultant psychiatrist since 2010. In 2018 was appointed chair of the Clinical Advisory Group for Adult ADHD for the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. Between 2010 and 2015 I...
Cancellations and Rescheduling
Please allow 72 hours notice for rescheduling. There is no additional cost for rescheduling however there is a limit to the number of requests for rescheduling that can be made. In the case of cancellations...