Dr Marcus de Brun, who ran Rush Family Practice in north Co Dublin, gave evidence on Wednesday to a Medical Council fitness-to-practise hearing regarding allegations dating back to the Covid-19 pandemic. Included in the tweets at the centre of the allegations was one posted in September 2021, which read: “Some fat people want everyone else vaccinated. Murphy also asked de Brun whether another tweet he posted in September 2021 was appropriate. De Brun was asked by Mary Devins, a lay member of the committee, about another tweet he posted in September 2021. Part of it stated: “Irish journalists don’t like to accept that cherished institutions; the Medical Council or State run media are fundamentally corrupt.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2026 05:13 UTC