MEET THE TEAM

With over 20 years’ experience in sports Physiotherapy, half of them spent at the highest professional level, Simon Harland is one of Ireland’s most respected and highly regarded sports Physiotherapy specialists.

Ronan has extensive experience as a sports physiotherapist. With a background in several sports, Ronan brings a high level of expertise and skill to his role, striving to go the extra mile to get you better.

Naomi has over 6 years experience as a physiotherapist, with extensive skills in clinical practice and high level sport. Her genuine passion and enthusiasm for Sports Medicine has helped develop her knowledge and skills in managing musculoskeletal and sporting injuries during this time.

Mark graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand and has since gained extensive international clinical experience across a variety of public and private health systems.

Shane graduated from Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, in 2017. He began his career working in the NHS where he gained valuable experience across a wide variety of settings including orthopaedics and musculoskeletal outpatients which enabled him to pursue a clinical specialist post in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

Neil graduated from Ulster University in 2019 and since then has gained valuable experience across a wide variety of areas including musculoskeletal outpatients along with previous experience in private practice. Neil has a real skill in dealing with sporting injuries & a passion for working with athletes to help them perform at the their best. Neil has played various sports growing up but had a special interest in golf, representing Ireland and being National Youth Champion and Inter-varsity champion. Neil is registered with the HCPC and a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Róisín was the Lead Physiotherapist of Ireland Women's Senior Rugby team throughout their most recent successful years of achieving World Cup qualification and progression to WXV1 in 2024. In this role she was driving performance standards within sports medicine and the wider performance support staff team. Additionally, Róisín sits on the board of directors for Netball NI as their High Performance Specialist. Prior to her role at the IRFU Róisín worked as a multisport physio at Sport Northern Ireland's Sports Institute where she worked with a range of Olympics and Paralympic athletes. Most notably she was Ireland's Women's hockey teams head physio throughout their most successful years of achieving silver at the Hockey World Cup in London 2018 as well as claiming the title of Irelands first women's team to qualify for an Olympics games, competing at the Tokyo Olympics Games in 2020. Róisín completed a masters in Sports and Exercise medicine from Bath University in 2022. Of note Róisín is an ex inter-county athlete with Armagh LGFA.

Gavin’s philosophy as a coach is; manage your energy, keep things simple, do it well, do it often and trust the process. Gavin graduated with BSc Hons in Sports Science from Ulster University and has experience coaching in high-performance sport.

David adds value to athlete’s programmes by dialling in the focus on what’s important and providing World Class coaching support. With more than 15 years experience in Professional Sports Teams, Olympic Sports GAA and Clinic based rehab.

Phillip graduated with 1st Class Honors in BSc Sport and Exercise Science from Ulster University and has a diverse background in rugby, hockey, GAA and athletics. Encompassing his variety of experiences, the focus of Phillip’s coaching remains consistent.

Chris has worked as a Strength & Conditioning Coach for 10 years supporting elite athletes and teams for the Irish Football Association, Irish sailing, Ulster Rugby, Antrim GAA and Ulster University. He is Accredited with the UK Strength & Conditioning Association and has maintained membership since 2015. Graduating from Ulster University Sport & Exercise Science with a First Class Honours he later completed a Masters in Strength & Conditioning. Chris has a passion for working with youth and developing athletes and believes his experience as an athlete helps to provide the best service. Through building a good coach athlete relationship Chris can help you take your training to higher levels, accounting for the individual differences that will maximise your training effectiveness.

Dr. Darren Devaney is Sport & Exercise Psychologist with 10 year’s experience working in professional sport at youth and senior levels. He studied for a BSc Psychology at Queens University of Belfast, before completing an MSc and PhD in Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moore’s University.

Mark is an SENR accredited performance nutritionist who has worked with elite and recreational athletes of all ages and across a range of sports, including professional rugby, athletics, and ice hockey. He holds PhD and MSc qualifications in the areas of nutrition and endurance physiology from Loughborough and Liverpool John Moores Universities. Mark’s nutritional philosophy is to promote lasting behaviour change by making incremental improvements, and he will gradually equip his clients with the knowledge and understanding they need to make suitable adjustments to their own dietary habits in the face of changing training and performance goals. Mark is a keen golfer and cyclist and enjoys immersing himself in any sport, but is at his best when supporting athletes far more talented and committed than himself!