Meet The Team
Anne Flanagan
BSC, MSC, MVB
Anne, a graduate from UCD, opened Portarlington Veterinary Centre in 2018.
Previous to this she spent time working in Northern Ireland before returning home to work in Laois in 2016.
In her spare time, she is kept busy with her golden retriever Ellie and her rescue cat Luna.
Cathy Ford
MVB
Cathy is from Ennis, Co. Clare, and qualified from UCD in 1999. She has spent most of her working life in Mixed Practice here in the Midlands, before specialising in Companion Animal Medicine in 2009. She loves animals, and the outdoor life, and lives on a farm with her partner and family, where they breed pedigree cattle and sheep. Her extended family include a 3-legged old aged pensioner Collie, a cheeky Boston Terrier, a rescue cat, a fat pony, and a cute turtle!
Chloe O Riordan
RVN
Chloe graduated as a Veterinary nurse from TUS Athlone in 2025.
She enjoys all aspects of nursing, but has a special interest in surgery. In her spare time, she enjoys playing camogie and is part of the winning All-Ireland Camross team.
She also enjoys walking her dogs, Labradors Olllie and Oscar.
Ava Bowers
RVN
Ava studies Veterinary nursing at TUS Athlone and has been working with us since her start in college in 2023.
She has a huge love for small animal nursing, particularly patient care. She has two Yorkshire terriers, Darla and Bobby and her rescue kitten, Callie.
Daphne Devoy
Dog Groomer
Daphne is our professional dog groomer. She has 8 years experience and has successfully run her own dog grooming business “Shampooch” since 2016. She has been working alongside Portarlington Veterinary Centre since 2018.
Daphne volunteers for many animal charities and owns 4 rescue dogs and 3 rescue cats. She also fosters many animals for local charities.
Hear Why Portarlington Veterinary Centre is the Preffered Choice!
Between all our staff members we have 18 furry animals who mean the absolute world to us, so we fully understand how important they are to our clients and how much a part of the family they become.