Meet Our Team

Meet The Team

Richard Huey

Veterinary Surgeon & Director

Richard has been working at Iveagh vets in Banbridge for 35 years. His father John Huey and Hercules Jordan were the original founders of the practice in the 1960’s. Richard enjoys routine farm work and small animal surgery, and despite his wealth of experience he still finds nothing more fun than a successful lambing or delivering a litter of pups by C-section.

Outside work, Richard spends time with his wife Shirley and 4 children. He has two demanding Cavaliers, Toby and Sidney and the boss of the house Taggart the cat.

In his spare time he enjoys watching sport, playing golf and mountain biking.

Marcus White

Veterinary Surgeon & Director

Marcus graduated in 2000 and spent five years in a large mixed practice in Staffordshire. Most of his time was spent with dairy clients carrying routine fertility work, mastitis investigation and herd health. He also enjoyed small animal consulting and surgery. In 2005 Marcus moved back to his home town of Banbridge in 2005 and joined Iveagh Vets and became a Director in 2007. At work Marcus spends most of his time on routine fertility visits and herd health. He also has a particular interest in young stock management and mastitis investigation.
Marcus lives on a Suckler and sheep farm with his wife Jane and three young children. In his spare time he enjoys cycling and playing sport with his family, watching rugby, playing golf and walking his dog.

Sandra Capelle

Veterinary Surgeon

Sandra graduated from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and then joined Iveagh Vets in 2002. She spends the majority of her time outdoors attending farm animals. Sandra enjoys working with all creatures great and small. In her spare time she enjoys attending Zumba fitness Master classes, finding this gives her a great opportunity to dance and socialize with people from all over the world.

Massimo D'Accordi

Veterinary Surgeon

Massimo graduated at Parma Veterinary College (Italy) in 1991 and moved to Northern Ireland in 1995. Massimo has worked in mixed practice since and has developed a broad range of professional interests ranging from pets to different farm animal species including small ruminants and camelids. Outside of work he enjoys walking his dog Lara and has always been a keen naturalist, particularly fond of birding.

Sarah McGivern

Veterinary Surgeon

Sarah recieved her veterinary degree from the University of Liverpool in 2019. After graduating she worked as a mixed vet in a busy independant practice in Lurgan before working solely with companion animals. In recent years Sarah has worked in practices in Newry and Lisburn.

Sarah enjoys all aspects of small animal practice but has a particular interest in dermotology and internal medicine.

Outside of work, Sarah and her husband Richard have two dogs: Alfie and Arlo. Sarah enjoys spending time with family & friends, playing in the silver band which she has been a member of for 22 years, cooking, birdwatching and she is known for her love of quizzes!

Warren Rowntree MRCVS

Veterinary Surgeon

Warren graduated from UCD Dublin in 2017. Since qualifying Warren has worked in large animal practice in Co Down.
Warren enjoys all aspects of large animal veterinary and has a keen interest in herd health.

In his free time Warren enjoys working on the family farm at home in Co Monaghan, welding and repairing machinery in his workshop and has a keen interest in steam engines and vintage tractors.

Samantha Hutton RVN

Veterinary Nurse

Samantha qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002. She worked in mixed practice and joined Iveagh in January 2007. In July 2016 Samantha moved to Canada for 4 years and worked in shelter medicine. Samantha returned to Iveagh in October 2021 where she enjoys all aspects of her nursing roll. She has a particular interest in puppy classes, nursing clinics and nutrition. Outside work Samantha enjoys spending time with her two boys.

Moira King BVMS BVMedSci MRCVS

Veterinary Surgeon

Moira receieved her veterinary degree from the Universty of Nottingham in 2013. After qualifying, she worked in mixed vet practices in Northern Ireland before specialising in small animals since 2019. Moira enjoys all aspects of small animal practice but has a particular interest in soft tissue surgery and also has experience working with exotic pets. Outside of work Moira and her husband Tom, and son Harry have many animals to take care of, including dogs (Rossie & Harry), a sulcata tortoise (Miss Marples), a quker parrot (Ben Moan) and more small furry babies. Moira also enjoys swimming and kayaking.

Maia Hanlon RVN

Veterinary Nurse

Maia joined Iveagh Vets in November 2021 part time, whilst completing her degree at university. In October 2022 Maia graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Veterinary Nursing from Edinburgh Napier University and joined Iveagh Vets full time. Maia enjoys all aspects of her nursing roll but has a keen interest in surgeries and medical nursing. In her free time Maia enjoys forest walks with her Golden Retriever Lexi and spending time with her friends and family.

Una McGivern

Practice Manager, MIATI

Una joined Iveagh Vets in 2011 having previously worked as Operations Manager for a publishing and direct marketing company for 12 years. Prior to this Una worked in retail and hospitality.
Una returned to education in 2008 and graduated in 2010 from the Institute of Accounting Technicians Ireland.
In her free time Una loves to spend time with her grand-children. She also enjoys walking her dogs, gardening and reading.

Joanne McKnight

Receptionist

Joanne completed NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Administration and worked in an office environment until she joined Iveagh Vets in 2013. Her main roles are helping clients, reception and office admin.
Joanne lives with her husband and 2 children and enjoys reading, eating out and going to the cinema.

Laura McKinstry

Receptionist

Laura joined Iveagh Vets in 2020, her main roles are office admin and helping clients. Laura loves to spend time with her husband and two kids, she enjoys socialising with her friends and walking her dog Nala.

Glen Black

Office Administer

Glen joined Iveagh Vets in 2004 while completing his NVQ levels 2 & 3 in animal care. His main duties in the practice are office admin, reception, stock control and dealing with small animal insurance.
Glen lives on a small mixed farm with his wife and two young daughters. In his spare time he enjoys gardening, bee keeping and walking his dog Monty.

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