When I was younger I always knew I wanted to have a role in healthcare and to work with people, and after displaying an interest in and an affinity for maths and sciences in school it was actually my physics teacher who introduced me to the world of optics and curated my interest in optometry. During school holidays and on weekends I worked at a local high street opticians which only furthered my interest so I studied optometry at the Technological University in Dublin and graduated in 2015 with honours.
A week after graduating there was a mass exodus of newly qualified Irish Optometrists as three of my friends and I moved to Brighton and invaded the high street optical practices. I soon fell in love with this colourful, quirky city and its colourful, quirky people so my initial plan of staying for one or two years quickly turned into an indefinite stay as Brighton & Hove became my home away from home.

When I returned from travelling around South-East Asia in 2019 I locumed at some local optical practices, serendipitously the first practice I worked for was Taylor-West! I immediately loved working in this fabulous, unique practice and couldn’t turn down the opportunity to officially become part of the team when I was offered a role here in 2021.

I’m excited to broaden my horizons in the world of optometry and to expand and develop my skills professionally here. I love travelling – meeting new people and experiencing different cultures and new food! On days off I love to go for walks along the seafront and in the South Downs and to unwind in the evenings I love playing piano, swimming, reading books and binge-watching all the true-crime series on Netflix.