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 […]
Bluetongue in Ireland: Where We Stand as the High-Risk Season Begins
A summary of the Vet Space Ireland podcast conversation with mixed animal vet Richard Ryan, owner of ArchersField Veterinary Clinic, Kilkenny. Aired 2nd July 2026 By Vet Space Ireland | 27th July 2026 Bluetongue is no longer a theoretical risk for Irish farms – it’s here, and the coming months are when we’ll find out […]
Is The Veterinary Profession Becoming That Relationship We All Fell in Love With… Until We Actually Had to Live With It?
By Dr. Lisa Reidy, The HR Vet | 16th July 2026 A friend was talking about the end of a long relationship. “It wasn’t that I stopped loving him,” she said. “I just realised that loving someone isn’t always enough. Sometimes you’re trying so hard to make the relationship work that you don’t notice you’ve […]
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 […]