Sinéad Falvey established Cloyne Veterinary Clinic in her hometown in 2011.
Before this, she worked abroad, specialising in Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery and now brings this experience to East Cork.
Sinéad has gathered an enthusiastic team of professional surgeons, nurses, groomers and trainees, all dedicated to the highest standard of care for you and your pet.
Let's meet the team!
Sinéad Falvey MVB (Veterinary Surgeon)
Sinéad qualified in 2007 from University College Dublin.
After spending time in Australia working in a specialist centre, she came home to Ireland,
and shortly after opened Cloyne Veterinary Clinic in 2011.
She has a particular interest in medicine and is mildly obsessed with cats and dogs!
In her free time she loves being outdoors and enjoys music festivals in the summer.
Neil O'Sullivan MVB, GP Cert. (SAS) (Veterinary Surgeon)
Neil qualified in 2004 from University College Dublin, after which his work took him from Wales to the Cayman Islands.
He completed a post graduate course in Small Animal Surgery (SAS) while working in Dublin in 2010.
He now shares his time running a farm with his wife Gillian and with us here in Cloyne.
He is a massive rugby fan and enjoys singing in a choir.
Una Lordan MVB, MRCVS (Veterinary Surgeon)
Originally from Midleton, Una qualified from UCD in 2006.
She has spent much of her career in specialist companion animal hospitals in the UK, including management of a large emergency hospital for Vets Now.
She also worked in a large companion animal hospital in Cork before coming to work with us in 2019.
She enjoys her furry children, Peppa and Sally’s company, probably more than us humans and spends lots of time growing delicious food in her poly tunnel surrounded by her 29 chickens and many horses!
Sarah Keogh MVB (Veterinary Surgeon)
From Dublin Sarah qualified from UCD 2017.
She has worked in a large veterinary hospital in Cork, the Pet Emergency Hospital in Dublin and a Veterinary clinic in France.
She currently works with us and with the Cat Hospital in Glanmire.
She is lucky enough to cohabit with a cat and a dog, Gina and Darla.
She is a keen hiker and baker.
She is an excellent, compassionate and conscientious vet with a keen interest in dentistry and surgery.
Suzanne Kelly MVB (Veterinary Surgeon)
Suzanne qualified as a vet in 1995 from UCD. Suzanne loves all aspects of veterinary practice and has a particular interest in dentistry, pain management, acupuncture, rabbits and small rodents.
Suzanne has two fat cats called Cookie Monster and Nero. In her spare time, Suzanne enjoys running and roller skating.
Hazel Kirby RVN, Dip. VN (Veterinary Nurse)
Hazel qualified in 2010 from University College Dublin and has been working with us since 2012.
She has been shortlisted for Veterinary Nurse of the Year on two occasions and is a huge part of our team.
Hazel has a keen interest in all things feline and enjoys walking and gardening in her free time.
Jacinta Codd RPN, RVN, Dip. VN (Veterinary Nurse)
Jacinta qualified in 2011 from University College Dublin and after working for many years in Veterinary Hospitals in Dublin came to work with us in 2015.
Jacinta particularly enjoys looking after our inpatients and also has an interest in wound care.
In her spare time she enjoys playing basketball and camogie.
Elise Beausang RVN (Veterinary Nurse)
Elise completed the equestrian studies course in Colaiste Stiofain Naofa in 2015, as well as achieving the British Horse Society (EQL) stages 1 & 2 the same year.
She continued her studies and graduated as a veterinary nurse from St. John’s College in 2018.
Commencing in 2016, she completed all of her training with us and joined our working team once qualified.
She is currently completing a diploma in animal physiotherapy.
Elise plays competitive polocrosse and is kept very busy with her three horses, four dogs and 2 cats!
Ben Daly (Veterinary Nurse)
Studied in Athlone Institute of Technology and has wanted to work in veterinary from a young age.
His dad has a big interest in wildlife and their home was often a haven for injured birds and other local wildlife so that's where Ben's interest sparked from.
Currently Ben has 3 pets: a dog, a cat and a snake. In everyone's best interest, they are kept a safe distance from one another :).
Ben's favourite part of the job is constantly learning new things and improving his skills along with seeing how happy our patients and clients are when reunited after being in our care.
Grace Perry (Animal Care Assistant)
Grace is from Cloyne and it is where her deep love for animals blossomed.
Grace's homelife is filled with the joyful company of two dogs, a curious cat and a fascinating leopard gecko making each day an adventure in animal companionship.
As an animal care assistant (ACA), Grace has the privilege of turning her passion into a fulfilling career, devoting her time to ensuring the wellbeing & happiness of the animals in her care while ensuring a high standard of hygiene is maintained at our clinic.
Before joining our dedicated team, Grace worked in Maxi Zoo Midleton.
Angela Hurley (General Manager)
Angela brings over 25 years of expertise from the Life Science industry where she worked as a Quality Manager with a focus on compliance, regulatory affairs, and meeting customer expectations.
Outside of work, Angela enjoys pilates and sea swimming. She is also a member of the Aghada Community First Responders team. Angela has always loved animals, great and small, and is devoted to her two Dachshunds, Blossom and Blue, whom she & her husband Mick share their home with.
Rebecca Irwin (Veterinary receptionist)
Rebecca has lived in the Ladysbridge area all her life and loves all animals.
She has 6 cats at the moment and dotes on them.
Rebecca has previously worked as a pharmacy technician in Midleton and Carrigtwohill.