After graduating in 2003 from University College Dublin, Ireland, Clodagh undertook the Large Animal Surgery internship in UCD’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Following a few years in equine practice in Ireland, she then returned to UCD to pursue a residency in equine surgery, and with successful completion of the residency programme and then board exams in February 2011, became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. Following a period working as a locum surgeon in Ireland and Sweden, Clodagh became a permanent member of the UCD team in early 2013, as Lecturer in Large Animal Surgery and a Senior Clinician in the UCDVTH.