About Us

Maeve Walsh

M.V.B. Owner and Veterinary Surgeon

Maeve has a life long love of animals, when she opened the practice in 2019 it was with a view to offer the highest quality care with a personal service. Maeve prides Bushypark Vets on being a friendly, local, privately run practice that always puts your pet first.

Vera Lichtenhahn

Veterinary Surgeon

Vera’s real passion in veterinary medicine is to look at the body as a whole. She feels a combination of neurology and bio-mechanical orthopaedic assessment gives an excellent insight into the development of an animal and how best to help them.

Seamus McManus

Veterinary Surgeon

Seamus has over 40 years experience and is a very well-known and respected veterinary practitioner. We are delighted and feel incredibly lucky to have Seamus as part of our team.

Ruth Heneghan

Veterinary Surgeon

Ruth has always had a huge love for Cats & Feline medicine, she feels they are such a unique and complex animals that you really have to take your time with them and allow them to become comfortable around you but once you do the rewards are tenfold.

Malwina Jankowska

Veterinary Surgeon

Malwina came to Galway in 2022. She considers every aspect of an animal’s well-being from physical symptoms to the emotional needs of your four-legged companions. Her broad interest in internal veterinary medicine, coupled with the knowledge she has gained over the years, allows her to provide comprehensive care.

Róisín Kenny

Veterinary Surgeon

After over a decade working in small animal hospitals in the UK, Róisín returned home and is specialising in veterinary dermatology and is close to completing her Advanced Practitioner Certificate in Dermatology with the University of Liverpool. She has a strong interest in fear free veterinary care & making visits as stress-free as possible.

Amy Barry

Veterinary Surgeon

Amy graduated from the Royal Veterinary College London, in 2018 and worked in the UK before returning home in 2022. Amy joined the team in November 2023. Her main clinical interests are dentistry and oral surgery, emergency and critical care, and feline medicine.

Evanne Bourke

Visiting Veterinary Surgeon

Evanne graduated from UCD in 2011. Originally from Cork, she spent several years working in the UK. With additional qualifications in anaesthesia, analgesia & emergency care, she accepts referrals for pain management clinics in Galway, including at Bushypark Vets.

Fiona Linnane

Veterinary Nurse

With over 20 years experience in Veterinary Nursing Fiona has a particular interest in anaesthesia and emergency critical care nursing. Furthermore, Fiona is a nutritional advisor and has a keen interest in the Nursing Clinics.

Hannah Ruane

Veterinary Nurse

Hannah qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2015. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the prestigious IVNA Veterinary Nurse of the year award. Hannah believes that undertanding animals behaviour is the foundation of a happy animals life. Everything from toilet training to anxiety disorders.

Megan Hopkins

Veterinary Nurse

Megan enjoys every aspect of veterinary nursing but has a passion for surgical nursing and anaesthesia. In 2022, she completed her Fear Free Certificate and has recently completed a Foundation Award in Internal Medical Nursing.

Shauna O’Halloran

Veterinary Nurse

Shauna graduated from LYIT in 2022, she first came to Bushypark as a student nurse and came back full-time once qualified. She has a keen interest in Critical andEmergency Nursing, as well as keeping our social media pages updated.