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Maria Joyce

Maria graduated from UCD Vet school in 2003 and spent her first few years working in a mixed practice in Suffolk. Following a period working as a locum, she joined the clinic in 2007.

Maria has a keen interest in all aspects of companion animal medicine and also enjoys surgery. Originally from Cork, she now loves in Dublin city with her husband, 2 small boys and their gentle long haired lurcher called Mac.
Paul Hurley

Originally from Lucan in Dublin, Paul qualified from UCD in 1991 and spent a year as an intern in the small animal surgery department of the University Veterinary Hospital at UCD before joining the practice.

His areas of interest include orthopaedic and general surgery. Outside of the practice Paul is Dad to 2 boys and a girl and is a keen hill walker and windsurfer when he finds the time! Their little dog Ronnie, a black and white terrier, adopted from the practice is often to be found playing in the kennel area.
Ruth Abbott MVB Cert AVP

Ruth also graduated from UCD vet school in 2003. She joined the practice in 2008 having previously worked in mixed practice in West Cork, the UK, and Donegal before she decided to focus entirely on small animal work.

Ruth has a keen interest in managing the more complicated medical case and has attained the prestigious ‘Certificate in Small Animal Medicine’ through the Royal Veterinary College, London. She joins the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons List of Advanced Practitioners. Ruth’s own pet, Shewi, is a handsome fluffy cat she fell in love with while he was staying at the practice, looking for a new home.
Marta Pison

Hailing from Bilbao in Spain Marta completed her studies in the University of Zaragoza in Nantes. Before joining our team in 2009 Marta spent time traveling and worked in practices in France, New Zealand, and Dublin.

Marta is currently studying for a certificate in Feline Medicine with the ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine) in association with Sydney University. Martas’ own pet Colombo is a feisty one-eyed cat rescued from the practice.
Sinead O’ Leary MVB

Sinead graduated from veterinary medicine at UCD in 2014 with a first class honors degree.

Originally from Co. Louth, she combined her love for veterinary with a love of travel working at busy clinics in Northern Ireland, Wales, and New Zealand. She returned home in 2018 to work in a fast-paced small animal hospital in Drogheda before joining us in January 2020. She is currently studying towards achieving the prestigious Advanced Practitioner Certificate with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Kate Williams DVM

Originally from Surrey in the UK Kate studied Veterinary Medicine in St. George's university in Grenada and completed her clinical rotations at the veterinary college here in Dublin in 2017.

Before joining us in December 2019 Kate worked at busy small animal clinics in Kildare and Dublin. Kate is interested in all aspects of small animal medicine and has a talent for surgery. She also has a particular interest in wildlife conservation medicine having volunteered in recent years at wildlife sanctuaries and reserves in South Africa, India, Thailand and Indonesia!
Dawn Norton MVB

A 2012 UCD Veterinary Medicine graduate Dawn is passionate about small animal veterinary.

She started her career working at a busy animal rescue center in Dublin and since then has worked at an Orthopaedic referral hospital and busy companion clinics in both Dublin and Northern Ireland. Dawn has a particular interest in soft tissue surgery and has achieved the postgraduate ‘Small Animal Surgery’ Certificate awarded by Improve International. Dawn joined us in January 2020 and we are delighted to have her as one of the team.