About Us

Meet the Team

We live, We Learn, We Care

To work at Castleross is to live and love. All our team are highly trained and skilled professionals, they are also loving and caring individuals who bring compassion and energy to their daily duties.

The Nursing Staff in Castleross are committed to providing high quality evidenced based care, to this end we not only provide extensive in-house training programmes but facilitate and encourage our staff to pursue outside training which significantly adds to the variety of competencies of the staff, Certified training attended includes:

Our People

Marie Clarke

Director of Nursing  

A Degree Qualified General Nurse she has worked in Castleross for over 13 years, initially as a staff nurse, Clinical Coordinator, and Care Manager before progressing into Director of Nursing position in 2020. She  brings with her a wealth of experience in older person care. During her time in Castleross she qualified as a Designated Safeguarding Officer and completed her level  6 in Supervisory Management.

Aisling Connolly

Care Manager

A Degree qualified Psychiatric Nurse since 2011 , she  Joined  Castleross 13 years ago as a staff nurse and later  progressed initially  to the role of Clinical Coordinator and then Care Manager in early 2021, During her time in Castleross she has participated in the IPC link practitioner program, Designated Safeguarding Officer training and completed her Level 6 in Managing People.

Tibin Stephen

Acting Care Manager 

A Degree qualified General Nurse since 2011. He commenced in Castleross in 2019 and has progressed from Staff Nurse to his current role of Acting Care Manager in 2023. He has 13 years of nursing experience 5 of which are in long term care. During his time in Castleross he has completed his  Level 6 emerging Managers training  and is currently completing his Designated Safeguarding Officer training.

Gary Morgan

Senior Household Coordinator

Qualifying with a Fetac Level 5 in Healthcare Support in 2013 he commenced in Castleross as a Healthcare Assistant shortly after. He progressed  a Household Coordinator position before moving into his current Senior Household Coordinator role in May 2022. Gary has 11 years of experience in Long Term Care and in promoting Person Centred Care

Joseena Biju

Clinical Coordinator

Qualified as a nurse in 2002 she has gained a wealth of experience in India and Saudi Arabia before commencing as a staff nurse in Castleross in 2019. In 2023 she progressed into the role of Clinical Coordinator role

Aleksandra Kornaga

Household Coordinator

Qualifying with a Fetac Level 5 in Healthcare Support in 2018 she commenced in Castleross the same year as a Healthcare Assistant before being promoted to Household Coordinator  position in  2022.

Ligimol Alias

Clinical Coordinator

Qualified as a nurse in 2006 she has gained a wealth of experience in India, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait before commencing as a staff nurse in Castleross in 2021.

Cynthia Mguni

Household Coordinator

Commencing in Castleross in 2023, she brings with her 19 years of experience working as a Health Care Assistant both in the Disabilities service and in Nursing Homes.

Shauna Coogan

Clinical Coordinator

After qualifying as a nurse in 2021   she  worked in Beaumont hospital in Dublin before joining the Castleross team in October 2023 as a Clinical Coordinator.

Petya Yordanova

Household Coordinator

With a Diploma in Health and Social Care, she commenced in Castleross in 2016 and has 17 years working as a Health Care Assistant before being promoted to a Household Coordinator in 2022.

Manjusha Kumaran

Clinical Coordinator

Commenced with Castleross in 2023 before being promoted to her current role as Clinical Coordinator . She brings with her over 6 years of nursing experience as well as a BSc in nursing.

Joanne
Fields

Household Coordinator

Commenced with Castleross in 2020 before completing her Fetac Level 5 in HealthcareSupport in 2021. She then moved into the role of Healthcare Assistant. Joanneis currently working as Household Coordinator position in  2022 and has just completed her Level 6, Emerging Managers course.

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