Exhibit 15.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our reports dated April 8, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Trinity Biotech plc on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015. We consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the following Registration Statements of Trinity Biotech plc:

Form Type	File Number		Effective Date
Form S-8		333-7762		10/10/1997
Form S-8		333-124384		4/28/2005
Form S-8		333-166590		5/6/2010
Form S-8		333-182279		6/22/2012
Form S-8		333-195232		4/11/2014
Form F-3		333-203555		4/22/2015

/s/ GRANT THORNTON

Dublin, Ireland

April 8, 2016