Ciaran graduated from UCD in 1992. He then completed a one-year small animal internship in UCD veterinary hospital. Afterwards he joined the practice in 1992. Ciaran is a member of Animal Health Ireland which is an important part of farm animal disease prevention in Ireland.

He has recently completed a two-year companion animal medicine course. He is also a keen sheep farmer. Ciaran lives in Navan with his wife Lorraine, four children and their dog.

Donal graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2000. He took up a position in Northern Ireland in mixed practice until the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak of 2001 in England where he worked for nine months. Since then, Donal has worked in various practices including New Zealand until he joined the practice in 2003.

Donal has a keen interest in companion animal and equine veterinary but enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine. Donal lives outside Kells with his wife Grainne, daughter, son and dog Jinty.

Grainne graduated from UCD in 2002. Since then she has worked in Dublin in various companion animal practice where she obtained a RCVS certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia.

She joined the practice in 2011 and works solely with companion animals. Grainne enjoys horse riding in her spare time. She lives outside Kells with her husband Donal, daughter, son, and dog Jinty.

Maria qualified from UCD in 1993 and commenced work in a large dairy practice in Bandon, West Cork. Four years later she returned to UCD as a Clinical Lecturer in Large Animal Medicine where she completed an MVM. This was followed by four years in mixed practices in Athboy and in Cavan. The following four years were spent as a locum in small animal practice in Dublin before returning home to Athboy for a further six and a half years. Maria then worked as a locum again in Dublin for a couple of years and started working with Smith and Foley in January 2016.

Maria enjoys both small animal and farm animal practice. She has a cat called Pixie and a dog called Monty.

Amy is a native of Co. Tipperary. She graduated from University College Dublin in June 2019. She joined the Smith and Foley team in August 2019.

Amy comes from an agricultural background. She enjoys the variety of working with both small and large animals on a daily basis. In her spare time, she can be found walking her dog, working on her family farm and spending time with friends.

Susan graduated from University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest in 2024. She has worked with Smith and Foley sonce completing her studies.

Susan enjoys both small and large animal practice. She lives on a small farm with her dogs Dellboy, Thompson and her cat Rodney.

Isabel graduated from the University of Córdoba, Spain. She began her professional career working in various places across Spain, including the Association of Breeders of the Malagueña Goat.

In 2022, she moved to Ireland, where she worked for over two years in County Donegal. In late 2024, she started working at Smith and Foley, where she enjoys working with both small and large animals.

She has two small dogs named Mocca and Matcha.

Shauna is a 2013 Veterinary Nursing graduate form Athlone Institute of Technology. She has previously worked in a small animal veterinary practice in Monaghan and joined Advanced Pet Care in December 2015.

Shauna is from Carrickmacross in Co. Monaghan and enjoys spending time with family, friends and her animals in her spare time.

Alisha is from Collinstown in Co. Westmeath. She joined Advanced Pet Care, Smith and Foley in early January 2017. Alisha studied at University College Dublin where she achieved a BSc (hons) in Veterinary Nursing in 2016. She comes from a farming background and since a very young age has wanted to pursue a career within Veterinary Medicine.

Alisha is interested in all aspects of veterinary nursing and finds it a very rewarding career. Alisha has 2 dogs and 3 cats which keeps her very busy outside of work. She enjoys Irish dancing, playing music and performing in shows in her free time.

Sinéad joined the team in June 2023 and comes from a farming background (with plenty of pets) which inspired her to study Veterinary Nursing in DkIT. Sinéad has a great passion for medical nursing and liaising with our clients.

Sean is from Carlingford and graduated from Dundalk institute of technology In 2012. Sean joined our practice in September 2023 previously having spent 10 years in practice in Dundalk before going on to work in a busy Veterinary hospital in Dubai.

Sean’s main interest is in anaesthesia monitoring and abdominal surgery. In his free time Sean enjoys working on his suckler farm at home and runs a pedigree herd of Hereford cows alongside his commercial herd.

Alisha is from Collinstown in Co. Westmeath. She joined Advanced Pet Care, Smith and Foley in early January 2017. Alisha studied at University College Dublin where she achieved a BSc (hons) in Veterinary Nursing in 2016. She comes from a farming background and since a very young age has wanted to pursue a career within Veterinary Medicine.

Alisha is interested in all aspects of veterinary nursing and finds it a very rewarding career. Alisha has 2 dogs and 3 cats which keeps her very busy outside of work. She enjoys Irish dancing, playing music and performing in shows in her free time.

Chloe studied Veterinary Nursing in DkIT and joined the team in May 2023. Chloe grew up locally on a farm and has a great interest in caring for all animals from farm to small pets.