Welcome to ISRA

The society promotes advancement of standards and education in Regional Anaesthesia in Ireland.

We run a busy schedule of educational and training events throughout the year. Novices, intermediates and experts will all find something in our calendar of activities to add to their regional anaesthesia practice. We look forward to meeting you soon!

2026 ISRA Course Calendar

Upcoming ISRA courses, meetings and booking links

Date Event Location Booking
20 June 2026 ISRA Foundation Course Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore Book Now
27–28 July 2026 ISRA Cadaver Course UCD Anatomy Lab Join Waiting List
9 October 2026 ISRA-NIRAS Update Day Ballymascanlon Hotel Book Now

MEMBERSHIP

The combined online ISRA and ESRA membership payment system makes it easy to join

EDUCATION

The non-profit objectives of the Society include the advancement of standards and education in Regional Anaesthesia

EVENTS

The Irish Society of Regional Anaesthesia hosts several events throughout the year.

GALLERY

Photos of previous events

RESOURCES

The ISRA Resource Section includes ISRA’s Patient Information leaflet and Peripheral Nerve Block

Latest News

  • ISRA Membership includes European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA) Membership. The membership calendar runs 1st January – 31 st December Annually.

  • Dr. Cathy Maher was announced as Winner of Best Regional Anaesthesia Poster Presentation at the 2025 College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Congress for her poster “Ophthalmic blocks in anaesthesia: A survey examining practice, confidence and barriers”. A prize of €500 was kindly sponsored by Pajunk.

  • Dr. Barry Singleton was announced as the recipient of the ISRA Research Grant of €1000 for his project entitled ‘Preoperative metoclopramide to enhance gastric emptying in patients on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss: A Randomised Controlled Trial with Ultrasound Assessment’

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