Our Team

Dr Toiréas Moriarty graduated with an MB BCh BAO from NUIG, Galway in 2009. She completed her MICGP on the Mid-Western GP Training Scheme in 2015.

She loves what she does, explaining: “As a GP, you get to provide holistic care for your patients and develop a relationship with them over time.”

Harbouring a particular interest in women's health, contraception and family planning, Toiréas holds a specialised contraception certificate and is a certified ICGP cervical tester with Ireland’s Cervical Check programme. In addition, she is passionate about mental health and medical student teaching and holds a European Certificate in Palliative Care.

“Every day provides different challenges and new learning opportunities,” she says. “No two days are the same.” If Toiréas could give but one piece of advice it would be to get some sleep, please, because, “sleep is so important for your mental and physical health.”

Dr. Neasa Conneally graduated with honours in Human Health & Disease from Trinity College Dublin in 2013 and Medicine from University College Dublin in 2017. She completed the ICGP Western GP Training Scheme and qualified as a GP in 2022. 
  
She is a passionate provider of all aspects of female and reproductive health. She has been awarded the diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRCOG), the STI Foundation (STIF) certificate and the ICGP certificates in community gynaecology and menopause theory. She has also been awarded the ICGP contraception and long-acting contraception (LARC) course certificates and is an experienced provider of all contraception options including Implanon and coils.

Dr Eilín O'Flaherty did her medical training at NUI Galway. After working in medicine for a year, she spent three and a half years on the Anaesthetic Training Programme in Dublin and during this time got her fellowship in Anaesthetics. This was followed by working in various hospital specialities in Ireland and the UK. Eilín received her Membership of the Royal College of GPs in the UK. She got her diplomas in child health, obstetrics & gynaecology and therapeutics.

She set up a successful practice with her husband, Ray Doyle, and felt privileged to have worked in Barna for over 20 years. Coming up on Ray's retirement in 2022, she joined the team at Knocknacarra Medical.

Eilín provides care in all aspects of general practice, including paediatrics and child health, women's health, mental health and medicine of later life. She has always enjoyed the variety that a day in general practice brings and getting to know her patients.

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Dr Aidan Gilmore graduated in Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland in 2014. Following several years working in various medical specialties in Ireland and Australia he commenced the Western general practice training scheme under the Irish College of General Practitioners and graduated in 2022.

He holds a diploma in Paediatrics and a certificate in Palliative Care. He has a special interest in musculoskeletal problems and has completed the Kingsbridge Course for joint injections which is a service he now offers to our patients.

Dr. Fidelma McKenna graduated in Medicine from University College Dublin. After completing some time in General Medicine, Paediatrics and ENT Medicine she completed her GP training on the Galway Vocational GP Training Scheme. Fidelma is a Member of the Irish College of General Practitioners (MICGP) and also a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP). She holds a Diploma in Paediatrics (DCH) from UCD and a Certificate in Community Paediatrics from the Royal College of Physicians. She also holds a Diploma in Obstetrics (DObs).  

Currently Fidelma works in both General Practice and in Community Paediatrics. Her areas of special interest are working with children with disability and the care of the elderly.

Mairead Concannon graduated from NUIG &UHG School of Nursing in 1995. She completed her Higher Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety with NUIG in 1999. Mairead has been a Registered General Nurse for almost 30 years, with the past 15 years spent in General Practice at Knocknacarra Medical Centre. Mairead’s specialist areas include Baby vaccinations, cervical smears, and chronic disease management, especially diabetes. Mairead is very passionate about her role. She believes in delivering excellent individual patient care.

Bernadine qualified as a Registered General Nurse at St.Vincents Hospital in Dublin in 1998. She was employed there for three years as a staff nurse, followed by an additional three years as CNM 1(Nurse Manager). During this period she completed a Diploma in health service management and also earned a higher Diploma in practice nursing.

She has been employed as a General practice nurse since 2004.

Bernadine is qualified in all areas of General practice nursing, including but not limited to childhood immunisations, travel health, diabetes care, smoking cessation and general health promotion. She is also a registered cervical smear nurse.

Bernadine’s areas of special interest are Diabetes and health promotion.

Bernadette is a dedicated nurse with 14 years of diverse clinical experience. She graduated with distinction from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2011.

Early in her career, she volunteered at a rural hospital in South Africa, where she established a smear clinic. She then nursed in Melbourne before returning to Glasgow, where she worked in intensive care during the Covid-19 pandemic, offering critical care to vulnerable patients.

Bernadette became the first Haemoglobinopathy Clinical Nurse Specialist in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, specializing in red cell disorders, running clinics, and educating both patients and healthcare staff. Now based in Galway, she works as a Practice Nurse, continuing her commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Jodi qualified from UCD as a Primary Care Assistant with Centric Health in 2023. Prior to joining Centric, she was a Practice Manager/Senior Administrator for 15 years within General Practice. In her PCA role, Jodi manages the Chronic Disease Management programme as well as provides administrative and clinical support to Nursing and GP colleagues by performing tasks such as Phlebotomy, ECG (Heart Tracing), 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, administration of Flu Vaccines, measuring vital signs, and Urinalysis. 

Fidelma is a NUI graduate with a BA (Hons) in Psychology. After living and working in the US for many years, she returned to Ireland and completed an Executive MBA at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway.

She is a business management professional with a background in medical administration, retail banking, and tourism sectors. She also owned her own business for many years. Fidelma has been with Knocknacarra Medical Centric Health since 2022.

Fidelma loves exploring the outdoors, walking, cooking and photography.