Meet Our Team

Michelle Cleary

Office Manager

Rachel Hurley

Receptionist & Animal Care Assistant

She has traveled abroad to sunny New Zealand, spending time driving tractors for an agricultural contractor before returning home to Ireland. Outside of work, she enjoys helping out on the farm at home and walking her dog, Millie.

Aileen Daly

Receptionist & Animal Care Assistant

Aileen previously worked at Millstreet Veterinary Group and is now our receptionist at Island Wood Veterinary Hospital on Saturdays. She enjoys assisting clients and is interested in both large and small animals.

When not at work, horse racing, yoga, reading, and walking her dogs take up most of her spare time.

Melanie Ryan

Receptionist & Animal Care Assistant

Outside of work, her pastimes include horse riding, walking and family days out.

Shannon McSweeney

Receptionist

Outside of work, she enjoys riding her pony and being out on the farm helping with the animals.

Marie Buckley

Receptionist and TB Testing Administrator

When Marie is not at work, she is busy looking after her two children, husband, and their family pets at their home near Rathmore, Co. Kerry where she always flies the Rebel colors.

Outside of work, she loves walking and spending time with her dog, Rosie.

Yvonne Sadlier

Dog Groomer

Yvonne has 2 dogs and loves walking, traveling, gardening, and socializing. Yvonne is a keen golfer and was the Lady Captain of Kanturk Golf Club in 2022.

Aoife Smith

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Aoife is part of our nursing team and particularly enjoys taking care of our feline patients. She has a keen interest in surgical nursing and nursing clinics.

Margaret Hanley

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Outside of work, her hobbies include kickboxing, spending time with friends, and baking.

Allison Dewhurst

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Allison says ‘ I have always wanted to work with animals and changing career was the best move have ever made and I’m very happy to be a member of the MVG team’.

Outside of work, she is the proud owner of a 3 legged rescue cat named Willow and a beautiful Newfie rescue dog named Jess.

Kaylyn Dunleavy

Registered Veterinary Nurse

She also has a certificate for oral health care for pets from BSAVA and a certificate on pet bereavement from Blue Cross. She has a keen interest in animal welfare and physiotherapy and would be interested in specializing in this in the future.

Outside of work, Kaylyn loves spending time with her pet dogs and looking after her fluffy alpacas.

Dr. Yasin Undre

Veterinary Surgeon

He joined the team at Millstreet Vet Group in 2023, and currently his focus is large animal work, however he also has a great interest in exotics and zoo medicine, especially working with bovids and camelids.

Outside of work, he enjoys travelling and training at the gym, as well as time spent in the company of his dog, Savannah.

Dr. Muireann O’Connell

Veterinary Surgeon

Outside of work, Muireann enjoys going to the gym and spending time with her dog Fozzie

Dr. Owen Browne

Veterinary Surgeon

Outside of work, Owen enjoys spending time with his 2 dogs, a jack russel called ‘Dexter’ and ‘Hollie’ the collie. He also enjoys kayaking and walking.

Dr. Liam Chawke

Veterinary Surgeon

Liam is originally from Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. He graduated from University College Dublin and went on to join Millstreet Veterinary Group in 2021. Liam has achieved a Graduate Certificate in both Dairy Herd Health and Veterinary Public Health.

His particular areas of interest are disease epidemiology and food law. Outside of work, his hobbies include farming at home, going to the gym, and playing Gaelic football with St. John’s in Millstreet. He is also an avid supporter of Limerick Hurling.

Dr. Marcel Hanley

Veterinary Surgeon

She is particularly interested in small animal surgery. She lives on a small farm outside Clondrohid with her husband and son. They keep some cattle and one cat.

Dr. Donal O’Mahony

Veterinary Surgeon

Donal is originally from Co. Cork, and graduated as a vet from University College Dublin in 2022. He joined the Millstreet Vet group team in September 2022. His main interests within veterinary are large animal medicine and surgery, with a particular interest in bovine reproduction and fertility work. He also enjoys small animal medicine and enjoys doing his best for his patients and their owners. He says ‘I really enjoy being a mixed animal vet and the variety that comes with it. No two days are the same and there’s always an opportunity to learn something new every day.’

Outside of work, Donal loves being outdoors – ‘ It’s one of the perks of the job, so in my spare time I love walking and taking my dog “Bella” out as much as I can. I love traveling and seeing different parts of the world. I visited South East Asia a few years ago and would definitely love to go back there again. I love most sports, especially GAA and rugby. I’m a keen Cork hurling and football supporter, along with Munster and Ireland rugby teams. I love going to matches, be it to support the Cork hurlers down in The Pairc or the Irish rugby team playing away in Paris!’

Dr. Jane Pigott

Partner and Veterinary Surgeon

Jane qualified as a vet in 2014 from the University of Nottingham and spent several years in first opinion and referral practices in the UK. She became a Partner in Millstreet Veterinary Group in 2020. Jane has completed the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Veterinary Cardiology and is an RCVS accredited Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Cardiology.

Jane is an active member of Veterinary Ireland, the representative body for vets in Ireland, and is the current Chairperson of the Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society.

Outside of work, Jane enjoys running and playing golf.

Dr. Mairead Wallace Pigott

Managing Partner and Veterinary Surgeon

Mairead qualified from U.C.D. and worked in mixed practice for several years before moving to Millstreet to set up practice with her husband Michael.

Mairead is the managing partner of Millstreet Veterinary Group and looks after the day-to-day running and organization of the practice, whilst still being an active member of the small and large animal veterinary team.

Mairead is an active contributor to veterinary politics, being a past president and current treasurer of Veterinary Ireland, the representative body for vets in Ireland.

Outside of work she enjoys walking with her two rescue hounds Margot and Suki and plays the odd bit of golf.

Dr. Michael Pigott

Partner and Veterinary Surgeon

Having grown up on a dairy farm, Michael’s main interest has always been cattle medicine. He holds the postgraduate certificate in Dairy Herd Health at University College Dublin and won the ‘Dairy Vet of the Year’ award at the National Dairy Awards 2023. Michael also has an interest in small animal imaging.

Outside of work, Michael enjoys running, hillwalking, and kayaking.

Dr. Liam Kent

Partner and Veterinary Surgeon