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Marie Cassidy
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Rutherglen, Scotland
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
Known forfirst full-time female forensic pathologist in the UK
first female State Pathologist for Ireland
Medical career
Professionpathologist, academic
Sub-specialtiesforensic pathology

Marie Therese Jane Cassidy (born 1955) is a pathologist and academic. From 2004 to 2018 she was State PathologistofIreland, the first woman to hold the position.[1] She is Professor of Forensic Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin.

Early life and education

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Marie Cassidy was born in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1955. She is the granddaughter of emigrants from County Donegal.[2] She lives in London and is married with two children.[citation needed]

Cassidy studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating in January 1978.

Career

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She became a member of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1985 and a forensic pathologist the same year, making her the first female full-time forensic pathologist in the United Kingdom.

She held a professorship of forensic medicine at the University of Glasgow before moving to Ireland in 1998 to take up the position of Deputy State Pathologist.[3] She was appointed to the position of State Pathologist in January 2004, succeeding Professor John Harbison to become the first female State Pathologist in Ireland.[4]

She is also Professor of Forensic Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin.

Cassidy has also worked as a consultant for the United Nations, helping to identify the remains of victims of war crimesinBosnia.[5]

Cassidy announced her intended retirement as State Pathologist of Ireland on 7 September 2018.[6]

She has acted as a consultant to the television crime series Taggart. She also advised Irish crime writer Alex Barclay.

A character in the book The Human Body is based on her.

Media career

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Since retiring as state pathologist in 2018, Cassidy has fronted series for RTÉ including Dr. Cassidy's Casebook where she revisited some of the most memorable investigations of her career.[7] In August 2022, she took part in the documentary Cold Case Collins, a retrospective look at the assassination of Irish revolutionary, Michael Collins on the hundredth anniversary of his death.[8]

In January 2023, Cassidy appeared on the sixth seriesofDancing with the Stars Ireland. She was partnered with Stephen Vincent and was eliminated 2nd overall in week 4, finishing in 10th place.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Pathologist's Office". Department of Justice and Equality. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  • ^ Moonan, Niall (2005). "STATE PATHOLOGIST MARIE CASSIDY TELLS OF HER GRUESOME WORK". The Mirror.
  • ^ Quinlan, Ailin (13 December 2010). "What I did today... Professor Marie Cassidy State Pathologist". Irish Independent. Dublin: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  • ^ Press release on appointment as state pathologist Archived 12 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Raleigh, David. "Meet Marie Cassidy - Ireland's first female state pathologist". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  • ^ "State Pathologist Marie Cassidy to retire". Journal. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  • ^ McDonnell, Ciara (11 May 2021). "Dr Cassidy's Casebook: A harrowing look behind the scenes of some of Ireland's most gruesome deaths". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  • ^ "Cold Case Collins - what really happened at Béal na mBláth?". 20 August 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marie_Cassidy&oldid=1173852845"

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