Staff Overview
Here at the Ashe Street Clinic we are lucky to have a dedicated group of people with many years experience serving the community. From the friendly welcome our patients receive at reception to the best in medical care offered by our doctors, nurses and medical staff, you can trust our team to provide you and your family with the very best in health care.
You can learn more about our staff below:
Dr. David Buckley
General Practitioner
M.R.C.G.P.,M.I.C..G.P., D.C.H., D.Obs, F.P.C., D.P.Dermatology. Dr Buckley is a General Practitioner who has developed a special interest and expertise in Dermatology and Allergic Disorders.
Dr Kevin Ryle
General Practitioner
MB MICGP DOWH DCP.
Dr Kevin Ryle joined The Ashe Street Clinic in 2017. He graduated from University College Cork in 2005 and then worked in hospital medicine in Cork University Hospital, Mid-Western Regional Hospital Limerick, Kerry General Hospital and Mallow General Hospital.
Dr. Karen Soffe
General Practitioner
Dr. Soffe joined the practice in 2004. She graduated from University College Dublin in 1998 and is an associate fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. She trained in the Mater Misericordiae, Beaumount, Our Lady's Crumlin, Waterford Regional and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospitals. She also has a diploma in Women's Health.
Mr. Gerard Hill
Dentist
B.D.S. N.U.I. Dentist Hill qualified from UCC in 1988. He worked in England for a number of years before returning to Ireland and setting up his dental practice in The Ashe Street in 1995.
Nurse Mary Cullen-Sheehan
Practice Nurse
Nurse Mary started working in The Ashe Street Clinic in 2006. She was previously a nurse midwife in University Hospital Kerry for many years. Mary has vast experience in helping mothers during pregnancy and in the post-natal period. She also has years of experience looking after new-borns, including helping mothers to breastfeed their babies.
Nurse Catherine Doyle
Practice Nurse
Nurse Catherine Doyle is a registered children’s and general trained nurse since 1986. She has been working as a practice nurse for the past fifteen years. She started working in The Ashe Street Clinic since July 2016.
Since being registered, she has also worked in health screening and spent eight years in a senior role at St Thomas’ Hospital in London in the Genito-Unrinary Clinic. She has a special interest in STI screening, infertility, cultural diversity and health implications for minority groups.
Brian Mangan
Hidden Hearing – 1800 882 8821 - phone number
Brian has been working in The Ashe Street Clinic for Hidden Hearing since 2020. He is always available to help anyone in need of advice. Brian offers free hearing testing and will find a solution to your hearing needs.
Aine MacGillicuddy
Public Relations & Marketing
Aine has been working as a Public Relations and Marketing Executive for The Ashe Street Clinic for the past twenty-five years. She previously worked for Public Relations Ireland which was headed up by Bill O’Herlihy in Dublin. To contact Aine with regard to any public relations or marketing issues please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ranjna O'Donovan
Practice Manager
Ranjna originally hails from South Africa. She worked both internationally and locally gaining vast experience in diverse hotels in hotel management. She is multilingual. She moved to Ireland in 2007. Ranjna joined The Ashe Street Clinic in 2012 and is now our Practice Manager.
Mary Barrett
Practice Manager
Having spent many years in Senior Positions in Banking, Mary joined The Ashe Street Clinic in 1997 as a Practice Manager.
Reception
Our Reception Team
- Catherine Faley
- Deirdre Mahony
- Sinead Sheehy
- Sandra Leahy
- Julia Doherty
- Susan Higgins
