Pádraig graduated from Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, in 2007. He began his career working in his home town of Leeds at a PDSA clinic followed by three years working as a mixed vet in rural Scotland and a year working as an emergency and critical care vet at a busy clinic in Glasgow.

Pádraig joined Fitzpatrick Referrals as a surgical intern in 2012. He is currently enrolled in an ECVS Surgical Residency Programme at Fitzpatrick Referrals and takes a particular interest in the management of polytrauma cases.