As the College celebrates its 40th anniversary, we talk to Fionán Ó'Cuinneagáin, the College's first CEO, who helped guide the fledgling College from its earliest days. His insights are a reminder of the huge strides that General Practice has taken in the recognition of the specialty in the Irish health service, and the challenges it faced from the beginning.The College has published a history of the College, written by Michael Hanna, which is the comprehensive story of the College's origins.This podcast was presented and produced by Aileen O'Meara, on behalf of the irish College of GPs.You can contact the podcast team at [email protected]The Irish College of GPs website is: www.IrishCollegeofGPs.ie#ICGP #IrishCollegeofGPs #BEaGP