Niamh Donoghue

Niamh Donoghue
Doctors character
Portrayed by	Jessica Regan
Duration	2014–2016
First appearance	Episode 2716 1 May 2014
Last appearance	Episode 3139 1 April 2016
Introduced by	Peter Eryl Lloyd
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	General practitioner
Family Brothers Sean Donoghue Eamonn Donoghue

Dr. Niamh Donoghue is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, played by Jessica Regan. Niamh was introduced as a General practitioner at The Mill. She made her first appearance on 1 May 2014.

Development

Producer Peter Lloyd promised more to come form popular young couple Al Haskey and Niamh, Lloyd continued: "There was an immediate chemistry between Al and Niamh - but the trouble is that they don't quite know each other as well as they think they do. That will catch them out after Christmas.^[1]

Storylines

Her early storylines include moving in with Emma Reid (Dido Miles) and Ayesha Lee (Laura Rollins), and dealing with the fact that she couldn't save a patient dying. 20th March 2016, Regan announced her departure from Doctors. Her final storyline was illegally smuggling her lover's son to Switzerland for life-saving treatment without his mother's will. She was then later sacked, heading off in a taxi to the airport en route to Ireland after sharing a heartfelt goodbye with Al Haskey (Ian Midlane). Niamh's final scenes aired on 1 April.

Reception

Regan won 'Best Newcomer' at the 2015 British Soap Awards.^[2] Regan's win marked the first time Doctors had won an awards at the event since 2010. Speaking to Digital Spy about the result, Lorna Laidlaw who plays Mrs Tembe commented: "We were all ecstatic. Beforehand we were like, 'It's ridiculous, what's the point of us turning up here every year?!' So it was time - it always is time."^[3]

See also

• List of Doctors characters

References

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