The Clinic is an Irish primetime television medical drama series produced by Parallel Film Productions for RTÉ.
When Ed found out that Cathy was thinking of doing business with Plastic Surgeon, Dan Woodhouse behind his back, he decided their marriage was over and left.
It takes a personal tragedy and a discovery that Dan is back to his old ways to make Cathy wake up and fight for control of the Clinic.
Brendan decides to pursue his dreams of travelling leaving Clodagh who is shocked to discover her life is a lie.
Richard the new GP finds it difficult to cope with his tragic personal life as Daisy's partying finally catches up with her.
Cathy is convinced that her father's share of the Clinic will be left to her and with majority power she will finally be able to oust Dan.
Other staff include Practice Manager, Aine Flanagan, as well as two receptionists Daisy O’Callaghan (Cathy's cousin) and the new addition to the front desk, Cara Madigan.
Dr. Lorcan O’Brien shakes up the Clinic by introducing a night Methodone program that brings him into conflict with the other partners, especially Dan.
Daisy returns from her trip abroad with Conor to be by her stricken cousin's side and to provide some comfort to Dan, who has been keeping a constant vigil by Cathy's bedside since the accident, willing her to live.
New receptionist Ruairi is introduced to us as he balances working in the Clinic with his other life as a DJ in a trendy Dublin nightclub, while Practice Manager Cara bumps up her status by overseeing the building of her new office.
Liam is beside himself and now must somehow find the money to send Ian to a private school, putting a severe financial strain on the family.
Lorcan and Clodagh continue to enjoy their growing closeness as they work together to keep the Clinic afloat in the absence of two of their doctors.
Everyone is under immense pressure as a result of this staff shortage, and Julia eventually agrees with Lorcan and Cara to bring in a locum to help relieve the workload.
Towards the end of the season Lorcan's HIV positive status became public knowledge, initially staff at the Clinic believed that Dan exposed the truth.
The season ends with great uncertainty about key characters including will Dan return to the Clinic and will Ruairi survive his injury.
[6][failed verification] Season 7 ended with a cliffhanger, leaving many plot-lines open and the opportunity for further development of key characters.
[citation needed] The show also airs on a number of television channels in other countries:[8] The complete series (seasons 1–7) of The Clinic was released on DVD in November 2010 by RTÉ.