Allergy Ireland

Dr. Sheehan is our Clinical Director at Allergy Ireland. She studied Medicine at The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and holds an honours Degree in Biochemistry and Immunology from Trinity College Dublin. She was involved in high quality research at the prestigious Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego which was subsequently published in the leading research journal, Nature.

Dr. Sheehan worked in several large teaching hospitals in Ireland before spending five years in Australia where she furthered her training and gained vast insight in to the management of Allergic Disease, Skin Disease and Respiratory Disease. She worked in Tropical Queensland where she completed her fellowship of the RACGP and earned membership of the ICGP. Dr. Sheehan is a member of the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).

In addition to her daily clinical practice, Dr. Sheehan lectured and examined medical students at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) for a number of years. She earned an associate fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) through the University of Southampton. She is a regularly contributor to publications such as the Irish Medical Times and the Medical Independent. She is frequently invited to speak at medical conferences and she is regularly interviewed by the media.

Dr. Sheehan is passionate about her work and much loved by patients.

M.B., B.Ch., BAO, LRCP&SI,

B.A.(Hons) Biochemistry

Dr. Bull completed his medical degree at The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2011. He also holds an honours Degree in Neuroscience from Trinity College Dublin. During this time he participated in immunology based research both at the prestigious Salk Institute in California and also in the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. Dr. Bull worked in large teaching hospitals for several years in Ireland and Australia before spending 2 years working in tropical Queensland. During this time he earned fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners.

After returning to Ireland he joined Allergy Ireland in 2021. Dr. Bull was also involved for several years in the teaching program at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) where he lectured and examined medical students. He is a member of the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and a member of the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (EAACI). He has a particular interest in Allergic and non-Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, Eczema and Food Allergy.

M.B., B.Ch., BAO, LRCP&SI,

B.A.(Hons) Neuroscience

Dr. Cosgrove completed his medical degree at University College Dublin (MB BCh BaO) in 2008. Following internship in Dublin, he spent a year working in Emergency Medicine in Australia prior to returning to Ireland to complete Basic Specialist Training in General Medicine. During the following 10 years while working in large Dublin based teaching hospitals he became interested in Allergy Medicine. 

Dr. Cosgrove spent time participating in immunology based research as a Research Fellow at the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. On his return to Ireland he spent several further years working in both Adult and Paediatric Hospitals in Dublin and earned fellowship of the Irish College of General Practitioners. He has subsequently completed a postgraduate diploma in Allergy and Clinical Immunology from University College Cork as part of their Masters programme. Dr. Cosgrove joined Allergy Ireland in 2020. He is a member of the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI).

In his spare time Dr. Cosgrove plays soccer for the St. Vincent's medical soccer team and he has represented the Irish medical soccer team overseas. 

He is very popular with patients and staff. 

PG Cert Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Dr. Carson retired from clinical practice in 2020 but remains involved as a medical advisor at the clinic.

He specialised in Allergy Medicine for almost 40 years and was the founding member of Allergy Ireland.

During his career he has been a regular contributor on allergy for medical journals and he authored five health books dealing with allergy.

He was a board member of the Irish Lung Foundation and a Specialist commentator for NICE (UK’s National Institute for Health & Care Excellence).

Orla is our Practice Manager at Allergy Ireland. Having spent over 10 years working in Slievemore Clinic she has a huge amount of expertise and her organisational skills are unrivalled! She is much loved by staff and patients at the clinic.

Catrina is our highly experienced practice nurse.

She trained in Dublin before working in large teaching hospitals both in Ireland and the U.S.

She has been with Allergy Ireland for over 10 years and brings a huge amount of experience, knowledge and a great sense of humour. We are lucky to have her as part of our team!

Ann is a very experienced and trusted nurse at Allergy Ireland.

She brings a wealth of experience and is a magician with children!