POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, director or officer, or both,
 of Medtronic plc, hereby constitutes and appoints each of Bradley E. Lerman,
Martha Ha, Thomas L. Osteraas, Perry F. Sekus and Anne M. Ziebell signing
singly, the undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned?s and on the undersigned?s behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ?SEC?) a Form
 ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
 electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of
 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned?s capacity
 as an officer and/or director of Medtronic plc (the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and
 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
 the rules thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
 form with the SEC; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
 to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and authority
 to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary
and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
 do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
 granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
 serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 with respect to the
 undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney shall
 supersede any and all existing Powers of Attorney with respect to the
 subject matter hereof.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
 executed as of this 19 day of March, 2019.



 /s/ John R. Liddicoat

John R. Liddicoat, M.D.