ABOUT our

Team

Fethard Equine Hospital Team

Ger Kelly

MVB, MRCVS, Diplomate ECVS


Consultant Equine Surgeon


  • Veterinary School: University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
  • Internship: University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
  • Residency: University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)

Ann Derham

MVB, DVMS, DipECVS


Consultant Equine Surgeon


Ann qualified from UCD, Dublin in 2014, followed by two surgical internships in Hagyard's and Fethard. She completed her European boarded surgical residency programme at UCD, becoming an EBVS®️ European Specialist in Equine Surgery in 2021. Ann's main area of interest is in juvenile orthopaedics, urogenital surgery and minimally invasive standing surgery.

Cormac Feeney

MVB Cert Equine Surgery (Soft Tissue), Cert AVP (Orthopaedic Surgery)


Consultant Equine Surgeon


Cormac Feeney graduated from University College Dublin in 2003. He was a partner in and worked as an equine surgeon in Troytown Equine Hospital on the Curragh for twenty years. He joined Fethard Equine Hospital in 2023 and brings a wealth of experience to our surgical team.

Jesús García-Macías

MVDr, CertAVP


Internal Medicine


Jesús graduated from the University of Córdoba, Spain, in 2014. He spent a year working at a referral hospital in southern Spain before relocating to Ireland in 2015, following earlier externship experiences in the country. Since graduation, he has been fully dedicated to equine practice, including two breeding seasons in the Southern Hemisphere and earned a postgraduate diploma in Equine Internal Medicine from the University of Liverpool in 2021. He joined Fethard Equine Hospital in 2021. He leads the medicine and neonatal intensive care unit where he oversees the treatment of more than 200 sick foals and over 400 medicine cases annually.

Rafa Alzola 

BVMS, Dipl. ECVSMR, Dipl. ECVS


Consultant Equine Surgeon


  • Veterinary School: University of Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)
  • Residency:
  •  School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (Nottingham University) - Oakham Veterinary Hospital (U.K.)

Erica Sogus 

O’Byrne and Halley Ambulatory Team

O'Byrne and Halley Vets

John Halley
MVB MRCVS

David Halley
BVMS MRCVS

Ambulatory Vet

Don Hannigan
MVB MRCVS

Ambulatory Vet

William Coleman
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Denis Crowley
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Eamon McGuinness
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Ciara Gibney
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

John Hanly
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Fernando Garcia Seeber
MV

Ambulatory Vet

Jack McCarthy
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Joe Burke
DVM

Ambulatory Vet

Daniel Crowley
DVM

Ambulatory Vet

Alan Clark
MRCVS

Ambulatory Vet

Aisling Flynn
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Lucy Kelleher 
DVM

Ambulatory Vet

Allison Geary
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Isobel Barrett
MV
B

Ambulatory Vet

Jennifer Byrne
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

Sibeal O'Briain
MVB

Ambulatory Vet

O'Byrne and Halley Office Admin

Freddie Sweeney

Carmel Brennan

Colette Kelly

Pamela Walsh

Susan Costelloe

Marisa Breen Bourke

Pam O'Keefe

Mairead Sheehan

Sammy Griesel

Karen Kenny

Sinead Simpkins

Laboratory

John Egan

Lab Manager

Aidan Neilan

Lab Supervisor

Aoife O'Dwyer

Lab Analyst

Olivia Connolly

Lab Analyst

Victoria Carapeta Garcia

Lab Analyst

Aisling O'Leary

Lab Analyst

Andrea O'Sullivan

Lab Analyst

Robert Gallagher

Lab Analyst

Veterinary Nurses

Tara Roche

RVN Head Nurse

Ger Crotty

RVN

Emma McMahon

RVN

Deirdre Hayes

Internal Medicine RVN

Laura De Olivieira

RVN

Lia Tavares

RVN

Ga-la Masclans

RVN

Niamh Phelan

RVN

Daniela Freitas

RVN

Laura Dennehy

RVN

Izabel Canniffe

RVN

Emma Dwane

Client Relations/Floor Manager

Aisling Walsh

Horse Handler/Veterinary technician

Shauna Jordan

Veterinary assistant

Hospital Staff

Cathriona Quigley

Financial Controller

Carly Halley

Management

Carrie Sweeney

Accounts

Sean Grassick

Martin Moloney

Yard and Barn Management

Michael Delahunty

Yard and Barn Management

John Power

Yard and Barn Management

Matt Gleeson

Yard and Barn Management

Anne O'Riordan

Hospital Secretary

Susan Hickey

Accounts

Ciara Hogan

Radiographer

Shauna Gilligan

Reception

Audrey Cashin

Reception

Alyssa Parkinson

Accounts

PJ O’Dwyer

Chef

Máire Scott

Operations associate