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About Us

Veterinary Specialists Ireland and Veterinary Specialists Cork are Ireland’s most advanced private specialist hospitals for pets.

We have two state-of-the-art veterinary hospitals in Ireland that offer specialist care to small animals nationwide. Our hospital in Summerhill, Meath was built in 2019. In 2024, we opened our second hospital in Little Island, Cork.

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Our Story

Over the years

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Laura Cuddy and Turlough Mc Nally founders of Veterinary Specialists Ireland

The Founders

The Vision

Veterinary Specialists Ireland was founded in Summerhill, Co. Meath by Laura Cuddy and Turlough Mc Nally in 2019 to provide exemplary advanced specialist care to small animals on the island of Ireland.

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2008

The Foundation

Laura and Turlough graduated from University College Dublin in 2008 and underwent 5 years further rigorous training in some of the largest and most advanced hospitals in the United States.

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Veterinary Specialists Ireland Summerhill Meath building and construction of the clinic hospital

2013

The Idea

The call of home meant a return to Ireland in 2013, where they worked in academia and private practice. Nothing quite compared to their experiences in the United States and so they decided to build their own private specialty small animal hospital in Summerhill, Co. Meath.

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2018-2019

The Family

Like an episode of Grand Designs, they added a human baby to their Weimaraner family in the midst of the project…

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Team and Staff Veterinary Specialists Ireland Meath and Cork Ireland

2019-2020

Summerhill Opening

The family was delighted to open the doors of the state-of-the-art 12,000 sq ft hospital in June 2019.The old adage ‘build it and they will come’ proved true, and the hospital family expanded exponentially. The addition of emergency and critical care and internal medicine services made them the only small animal hospital in Ireland that could cater for any type of acute or chronic injury or illness, under the direction of a Specialist, 24–7–365. Our internationally renowned Specialists started residency training and research programmes, and partipated in continued professional development workshops for our referring veterinary professionals, with the ultimate goal of advancing high quality and compassionate health care for pets in Ireland.

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2024

Cork Opening

Due to increasing demand from vet and pet owners in Munster that were travelling to Meath, Laura and Turlough decided to expand their services to a second site in Cork. Veterinary Specialists Cork was officially opened in July 2024, clocking in at a massive 16,000 sq ft and offering advanced services and imaging capabilities.

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Diagnostics and animal imaging mri xray ct scans Vet Specialists Cork

The Future

Advancing Our Specialist Care

Our family look forward to expansion of our specialist services to include sub-specialties of our main disciplines. We are continuing to invest heavily and collaborating with our international colleagues and practices to ensure your pet has access to the latest technologies and procedures.

 

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