Dr James McDaid hangs up his stethoscope after 50 years in general practice

Dr James McDaid has retired after 50 years working as a GP.

Among those who paid tribute to Dr McDaid was Cllr Ciaran Brogan, who said: "Wishing Dr James Mc Daid good health and happiness as he finishes his last shift in Scally Medical Practice today after spending 50 years working as our medical doctor in Letterkenny.

"It will be a difficult day for James as he finishes up doing what he enjoyed best, looking after his patients in the surgery, doing house calls and on the many football pitches always finding solutions and administering pain relief along the way."

Cllr Brogan spoke very highly of the well-known GP.

He said: "A lot has changed in the modern era in everything over the years including medicine but Dr James was always willing to embrace the challenge and the change providing it was beneficial for his patients, so hopefully now gets a chance to have some good quality time for himself and his family.

"It certainly is the end of an era for many families in the Letterkenny area as Dr James Mc Daid retires."

The Letterkenny councillor said that on many occasions, including some very difficult ones, the solution was often to 'Ring the Doc.'

In a public tribute to Dr McDaid, Cllr Brogan said: "Today our prescription to you is enjoy your well earned retirement because you certainly deserve every moment of it."

In February of this year, Dr McDaid was honoured by St Eunan's, the club of which he is the honorary president, when a stand at O'Donnell Park was named after him.