Our team

Rian Breathnach,
BSc. Audiology

Rian is a Galway native from Spiddal. He joined Blackberry Hearing in 2018 after completing a BSc in Audiology in Athlone IT. There are few things as rewarding as improving a person’s quality of life through better hearing and I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else. Hearing...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Limerick
• Galway

Una Maguire,
MSc. Audiology

Una Maguire from Dublin joined Blackberry Hearing in 2019 after studying an MSc in Audiology in University College Cork. Una is passionate about providing quality and affordable hearing care while maintaining good clinical standards. In her spare time, Una enjoys traveling and playing the fiddle. Seirbhís trí...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Kerry
• Cork

Rita Foley,
BSc. Audiology

Rita has been a regional Audiologist for Blackberry Hearing, covering the South East of Ireland since 2016. Rita manages a number of our clinics in Kildare, Carlow, Waterford and Wexford. Rita gained a Bachelor of Science degree in Audiology from Athlone Institute of Technology and has since...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Wexford
• Waterford
• Kildare
• Carlow

Daragh McGowan,
BSc. Audiology

Daragh has eight years in-clinic experience with the daily running of an audiology clinic in the North West. Having studied in Anglia Ruskin in Cambridge, Daragh is the second generation of his family to have studied Audiology. Padraig McGowan, Daragh’s father, recently retired having served twenty years...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Roscommon
• Louth
• Longford
• Donegal
• Leitrim
• Mayo
• Sligo

Claire Bolger,
BAgSc, MAgSc, HDip- HAA (Hearing Aid Audiology)

Claire began her education with a B. Ag. Sc. and M. Ag. Sc. from UCD, her career led her into the field of hearing loss where she worked as a Resource Officer for Deaf and hard of hearing people for 14 years. Her deep passion for this...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Tipperary
• Offaly
• Kilkenny
• Wexford

Bernadine Kilbride,
BSc. Audiology

Bernadine a Laois native joined Blackberry Hearing in 2016 after completing her BSc in Audiology in Athlone IT. Bernadine cares for our patients in the greater Laois, Carlow, Kildare & Limerick area. Bernadine enjoys music, travel & dancing and socialising with friends.

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• Clinic Areas:
• Laois
• Carlow
• Kildare
• Limerick

Rhea Finnegan,
MSc. Audiology

Rhea Finnegan from Ballina, Mayo joined Blackberry Hearing in September 2017. Rhea completed her undergraduate degree in Psychological studies and Sociology and Politics in NUI, Galway in 2015. She then went on to complete her Masters in Audiology in August 2017. Rhea covers a number of our...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Dublin
• Kildare
• Meath

John Vereker,
FdSc HAA and MBSHAA Audiology

John a Kilkenny native, qualified as a Hearing Aid Audiologist in 2019 via Athlone Institute of Technology. Previously John worked in Hearcare and Eyecare for the past ten years. John has also worked in worked & live abroad, moving to Spain in 2007 while furthing his education...

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• Clinic Areas:
• Cavan
• Westmeath
• Wicklow
• Dublin

Sophie Gleeson,
Customer Service Specialist

• Clinic Areas:
• Leitrim
• Mayo
• Sligo
• Roscommon
• Donegal
• Longford

Belinda Shannon,
Customer Service Specialist

• Clinic Areas:
• Offaly
• Kilkenny
• Laois
• Tipperary

Graham Reddy,
Customer Service Specialist

• Clinic Areas:
• Kildare
• Wexford
• Waterford
• Carlow

Katie Thompson,
Customer Service Specialist

• Clinic Areas:
• Monaghan
• Cavan
• Dublin
• Wicklow
• Louth

Kyra McGarry,
Customer Service Specialist

• Clinic Areas:
• Dublin
• Meath
• Kildare

Michelle McManus,
Customer Service Specialist

• Clinic Areas:
• Cork
• Kerry
• Limerick
• Galway
• Westmeath
• Clare

Siobhan Masson,
Customer Service Specialist

Anna McKeogh,
Customer Service Specialist

Anna Harney,
Customer Service & Social Media Specialist

Anne Herley,
Customer Service Specialist

John Ryan,
Co-Founder

John, a mechanical engineer by degree, comes from a business background where putting the customer first was always a priority. Co-founding Blackberry Hearing with Dave Gleeson, they designed the company by drawing on their customer focused business experience. Formerly a manager of Samsung Semiconductor Ireland, John later...

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David Gleeson,
Co-Founder

An Ag. Graduate who worked initially in Agribusiness (Monsanto and Masstock) before moving to the energy sector (Bord na Mona and Airtricity) following the completion of an MBA. An experienced and successful builder of businesses and brands, establishing and developing the Firelog and Firepak businesses in Bord...

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Matt Gleeson,
General Manager

Luke Higgins,
Head of Data

Evelyn McKeogh,
Business Development Manager

Geraldine O'Connor,
Accountant

Patrick Maher,
Digital Marketing Manager