Peter Boylan is a retired Irish consultant

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

, and former master of the

National Maternity Hospital, Dublin The National Maternity Hospital ( ga, An tOspidéal Náisiúnta Máithreachais), popularly known as Holles Street Hospital, is a large maternity hospital in Ireland. The hospital is located at the eastern corner of Merrion Square, at its junction ...

(Holles Street Hospital). He was born in Dublin to Henry Boylan and his wife Patricia ( Clancy). He was educated at St. Mary's College, Rathmines and

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. On qualifying as an obstetrician in 1974 he practised in the United States and in Britain before returning to Ireland. He became master of Holles Street in 1991, holding the post for seven years. Boylan was opposed to the plans to transfer ownership of the National Maternity Hospital to the

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, eventually resigning from the board of the hospital over the issue. He campaigned for a Yes vote in the 2018 Irish abortion referendum, and participated in several TV debates.

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