Bluetongue in the UK: what Ireland needs to know before the virus takes hold
A UK farm vet’s frontline account of a bluetongue season gone from mild to devastating – and what it means for vaccination strategy in Ireland this autumn. From the Vet Space Ireland podcast with Michelle Maguire and Richard Ryan (ArchersField Vets, Kilkenny), in conversation with Jonathan Hobbs, farm vet partner at North Park Veterinary Group, […]
The deal you’ll only ever do once: selling your veterinary practice
A Roberts Advisory series for veterinary practice owners By Roberts Advisory | 4th August 2026 If you own a veterinary practice, you have spent years, or possibly decades, building something with your name on it. You have carried the late calls, the staffing headaches, the quiet worry about cash flow in a slow month, and […]
VCI approves new accreditation standards as nurse retention crisis continues
New accreditation standards for veterinary education take effect in Ireland this week, against a backdrop of continued Oireachtas scrutiny of veterinary nurse recruitment and retention. Across the Irish Sea, a sharp rise in bluetongue cases is a reminder for vets here to keep pushing vaccination advice, while a fresh BVA intervention on RCVS governance reform […]
We Launched. Here’s What That Means For You.
A note from the Vet Space Ireland team on our new platform, what we delivered, and why every person in Irish veterinary has a seat at this table. By Michelle Maguire, Founder | June 2026 We officially launched the new Vet Space Ireland platform – a redesigned website, a new journal series, a new podcast […]
A Profession at a Crossroads:
The 2026 Vet Space Ireland Salary and Benefits Report
A Spring of Ups and Downs
Well look at that in a blink of an eye it’s April, I honestly can’t believe another spring is coming to an end for me here in Cork. I know I have another slow 6 weeks ahead, but I feel like the worst is behind me now.
Vet Support Ireland – What is it?
Supporting each other particularly after the challenging times of 2020/2021
So here we are after a year’s long hard gestation, ready to emerge from lockdown with the wobbly optimism of a new foal or perhaps the blind confusion of a neonate pup!
Much has been said and written about the trials of covid, lockdown and their attendant problems for our colleagues and clients alike.