The Irish Orthopaedic Association, of which our Trustee Professor David Beverland is currently President, held its annual meeting in Killenard 15-16th June 2018. Professor Beverland chaired one of the research sessions and two papers from our unit were presented by Mr Sven O hEireamhoin. The first paper focused on the rates and detection of pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lung) after primary joint surgery and the second examined what the most appropriate follow-up is for patients post total hip arthroplasty. Both papers were well received and sparked debate.