Our Team

Dr. Bertie Daly

Dr. Bertie Daly is originally from Kerry. He attended secondary school in Waterford before undertaking medical training at University, Cork, graduating in 1983, in the same class as Dr Zelie Gaffney.

Bertie did postgraduate specialty training for General Practice in the Cork Vocational Training Scheme for General Practice. On completing his training, he worked in General Practice in Mallow, Co Cork, before being appointed to a post in Newmarket, Co Cork. Bertie and Zelie established practice in August 1989.

Bertie has been involved in GP training from 1991, initially as a trainer of GPs for Cork Vocational Training Scheme, prior to establishing the Southwest GP training Programme, with Dr John Casey, in 2009. 

Since 2001, Bertie has been advocating for the Primary care strategy, and for the primacy of the Primary Care multi – disciplinary team. The practice was delighted to move to the Duhallow Primary Care Complex in 2020.

Bertie maintains continuous professional development through post graduate courses in paediatrics, Musculo- skeletal medicine, Palliative Care, Cardiology. He is a member of the Irish College of General Practitioners and a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He has a Master of Medical Education degree from NUIG. Bertie also has a Diploma in Dermatology.

Bertie continues an ongoing commitment to the long established tradition of attending an outlying surgery in Rockchapel on Monday afternoon’s( excluding Bank Holidays).

Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, hill walking and family time.