A Festschrift was held on December 8, 2017, to mark the retirement of Ronan O’Connell from his position as Professor of Surgery at University College Dublin, a post he served with great dedication for a decade (Fig. 1). His contributions to surgery, academic research, university and family life were celebrated on that day by a number of local and international speakers. A series of articles which span two overarching research themes (inflammatory bowel disease and disorders of the pelvic floor) has been collated and reproduced here.
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