Seamus Fagan – Sheep Conference 2025

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Regional Veterinary Laboratory (RVL)

Seamus qualified in Veterinary Medicine in 1992 from UCD. He spent 15 years in a mixed practice in Roscommon and then joined the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

He worked for 6 years in Veterinary Public Health, based in Kildare Chilling Company, the largest beef and sheep slaughter plant in Ireland.

For the last 11 years he is based in Athlone Regional Veterinary Laboratory, first as a Research Officer (RO) and now as Senior Research Officer (SRO). He is also currently lead of DAFM Laboratories Small Ruminant Expert Group.