Health Research Board


The Health Research Board is a government agency responsible for funding, co-ordination, and oversight of medical research in the Republic of Ireland.

History

In 1986, the Government of Ireland amalgamated the Medical Research Council of Ireland and the Medico-Social Research Board to establish the HRB under the Health Act 1961 and statutory instrument 279 of 1986. The HRB's original headquarters was at 73 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. In July 2014, the board relocated to Grattan House, 67-72 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2.

Chairs of the HRB