Our team
Dr Irene and Dr Mark worked together in GP services supporting the homeless community in Dublin for many years, before Dr Irene founded Strand Medical in July 2025. Dr Mark joined her soon after.
They share the same values and ethos in medicine - providing high quality care to patients, enabled by supportive relationships in the practice team.
Dr Irene McDonnell
Dr Irene is from Limerick. She studied medicine in NUI Galway and moved to Dublin in 2014 to study Sports & Exercise medicine in Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Irene completed the North Dublin City GP training scheme in 2019.
She is passionate about general practice and enjoys the variety of each day in general practice.
She holds special interests in womens health, contraception, musculoskeletal medicine and addiction medicine.
Dr Irene is a trainer on the North Dublin City GP training scheme.
Irene sees patients every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Dr Mark Murphy
Dr Mark lives in Phibsborough with his family. Mark has an interest in all aspects General Practice, such as chronic diseases, minor surgery, men’s health, women’s health, musculoskeletal medicine and mental healthcare.
Dr Mark has significant clinical experience since completing the Sligo GP scheme in 2013. He studied medicine in UCD qualifying in 2005.
Dr Mark has held several academic and national representative roles such as with the Irish College of GPs and the Irish Medical Organisation. Mark teaches on the North Dublin GP Training Scheme and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care in Trinity College and has a PhD in Health Services Research / General Practice.
Mark sees patients every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Niall O’Brien
Dr Niall is joining the practice in 2026-2027 as our GP Registrar.
Niall is a very experienced doctor, receiving his medical degree from UCD in 2019, having previously completed a degree in Neuroscience in TCD in 2014. After qualifying, he entered the Paediatric Basic Specialist Training program from 2020 to 2022, during which time he completed the RCPI Paediatrics Membership exams. He began his GP training in 2023 and is now a 4th year trainee on the North Dublin City GP Training program.
He enjoys all aspects of General Practice, in particular children’s health.
He is originally from Kildare, and his interests include cycling, hiking and outdoor pursuits.
Practice Nurse
Siobhan Kinsella
Siobhan is our very experienced Practice Nurse, dual-trained both in midwifery and general nursing.
She has significant expertise across the range of General Practice conditions, and has a special interest in weight-management and women’s healthcare / pregnancy care.