The Irish Blue Cross

03/06/2026

We have some fantastic news to share 🎉HUGE congratulations to our Veterinary Nurse Fiona, who won the IVNA (Irish Veterinary Nursing Association) Veterinary Nurse of the Year Award! 🏆

We're also incredibly proud that our Head Veterinary Nurse, Michelle, was shortlisted for this prestigious award, recognising her dedication, professionalism and commitment to animal welfare.

Fiona joined The Irish Blue Cross as a locum in June last year before becoming a permanent member of our veterinary team, and we couldn't be more delighted to see her hard work recognised in this way.

Having two of our Veterinary Nurses acknowledged at these awards is a wonderful achievement and a testament to the exceptional care they provide to the animals and communities we serve every day.

Please join us in congratulating Fiona on her well-deserved win and Michelle for being shortlisted! 👏💙

30/05/2026

Behind every appointment is a pet receiving essential care and an owner receiving much-needed support.

The Irish Blue Cross Mobile Veterinary Clinic delivers accessible veterinary services to communities across Dublin, helping thousands of animals each year.

Your support helps keep this vital service on the road. 💙

28/05/2026

Sophie is running the Women's Mini Marathon this coming weekend for animals who deserve veterinary care, even when their owners are struggling financially. Currently locuming at The Irish Blue Cross, she’s passionate about our mobile clinics bringing vet care directly to communities in need. 🙌

You can support Sophie here: https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/sophiemchale or leave some words of encouragement below this post for Sophie to read 🐾💙

24/05/2026

With temperatures set to rise over the coming days, we are pleading with pet owners to help keep cats and dogs safe in the heat.

Dogs can be at risk of heatstroke in temperatures over 20°C, especially during exercise. Flat-faced breeds like Pugs and Bulldogs, overweight dogs, and pets with underlying health conditions can be vulnerable even in cooler weather.

🚫 Never leave a dog in a hot car
🚶‍♂️ Skip walks during peak heat or walk early morning / late evening
🌳 Ensure pets have access to shade indoors and outdoors
💧 Always provide plenty of fresh water

Please keep pets cool, safe, and comfortable during warm weather: https://www.bluecross.ie/whats-happening/pet-tips-for-hot-weather/

21/05/2026

We’d love your support for this year’s AIB Community Fund 🙏

A nomination takes less than a minute, but it could have a real impact on the work we do across our community: https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund

To make it easy, here are all the details you’ll need:
• Charity Registration Number: 20203128
• Charity Location: Greater Dublin
• Social Theme: Other

Every nomination helps support and strengthen community organisations making a difference every day.

We’d really appreciate your support, and would love if you could share this post to encourage more people to nominate us 🐾

18/05/2026

This month, we celebrate our amazing Vet Nurses & the incredible care they give to every animal that comes through our doors 🐾

10/05/2026

We urgently need volunteer drivers for our mobile clinics. If you know anybody with a C1 licence who might be willing to donate a few hours of their time, one night a week, please share this post with them. They might be a retired lorry or bus driver or have worked with the emergency services. We'd also love if you could share this post in any local community groups you might be members of. For more info: https://www.bluecross.ie/work-with-us/🐾

30/04/2026

The importance of microchipping! The Clontarf cat was found in Drogheda due to kind residents bringing him to be scanned at a local vet practice 😸 If your cat (or dog) isn’t already chipped - see: https://www.bluecross.ie/whats-happening/microchipping/

A Dublin couple were left stunned after their missing cat turned up more than 50 kilometres from home, safe, well and making friends in Drogheda.

Clontarf residents Rob O’Hanrahan and his wife Katie had been searching for their beloved cat Chef for more than two weeks after he disappeared from their home.

Chef, who Rob says rarely strayed far from the family cul-de-sac, vanished around two and a half weeks ago.

The couple launched a determined search, putting up posters and walking local roads shaking food bags in the hope of tempting him home.

“We spent the last two weeks putting up posters and walking the roads around us shaking food bags and attracting every other cat in the Dublin 3 area apart from our one that was missing,” Rob said.

But the mystery took an unexpected turn when the family received a phone call from AllPets Veterinary Hospital.

“They told us Chef had been handed in, alive and well,” Rob said. “The only strange thing was that it was from the Allpets Veterinary Hospital... in Drogheda.”

Read the full story on the Irish Independent.

28/04/2026

With 71% coming across dog poo daily in public places and 83% walking or rolling a buggy, wheelchair or bike through it - please share the reasons why it's so important to pick up after your dog. You can read the full benefits on our website here: https://www.bluecross.ie/whats-happening/the-benefits-of-picking-up-disposing-of-dog-poo/