Deirdre Furey is a Registered General Nurse and Registered Midwife gaining Clinical Nurse Specialist status in 2009. After qualifying, Deirdre worked as a Staff Nurse in the Cardiac Unit in St Georges Hospital, London. In 1993, Deirdre qualified as a Midwife at St Thomas’ and Guys Hospital and went on to complete an Honours Degree in Health Studies. In 1997, Deirdre commenced working in Primary Care and has undertaken Diplomas in Asthma and Diabetes. Deirdre returned to Ireland in 2002 and commenced her present post in Athenry Surgery in April of that year. In 2010, Deirdre was among the first nurses in Primary Care to qualify as a Registered Nurse Prescriber at the Royal College of Surgeons. Deirdre has achieved a Certificate in Family Planning and has a particular interest in women’s health and STIs. Deirdre runs a Diabetic, Asthma and Travel Health clinic within the practice.
Aisling Mitchell is a Registered General Nurse. She qualified from University Hospital Galway in 2016 and continued to gain experience on the wards and within critical care until 2021. Aisling has a Diploma in Critical Care which she completed in 2020. To fulfil her lifelong passion for Community Primary Care, Aisling joined our team at The Surgery in August 2021. Aisling has had an active part in rolling out and running the HSE Chronic Disease Management Programme and does this along with all her other Nursing duties. As part of her training to become a Practice Nurse, Aisling obtained a Diploma in Diabetes Management during 2022 and completed a Travel Vaccine Course in 2023. She also became an approved cervical smear taker during 2023 and qualified as a Nurse Prescriber from University Galway in April 2026.
Shauna Buckley is a Registered General Nurse. She qualified from University College Dublin in 2016. Shauna worked in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital until 2017, before she moved to Galway University Hospital, There she worked on the general wards and in Critical Care until 2024. Shauna has a Post-Graduate Degree in Intensive Care Nursing and completed a foundation course in Paediatric High Dependency Care Nursing. Shauna joined our team at The Surgery in early 2024, and she has completed a course in Travel Health. She is qualified in immunisations and phlebotomy. She also became an approved cervical smear taker and qualified as a Nurse Prescriber from University Galway in April 2026.