About – LM Nutrition

Laura Mahony Consultant Dietician and Performance Nutritionist for the Waterford senior hurling team pictured with Calum Lyons from the Waterford senior hurler at Flahavan’s Mill, Kilmacthomas, County Waterford – David Clynch

I am from a farming background and have a love for food, science, nutrition and sport; combine them together and you get me doing a job that I love – working as a dietitian and performance nutritionist.

Qualifications and Professional Registrations

CORU Registered Dietitian: Registration Number DI 021128
SENR Accredited (Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register) – Practitioner Register
Member of INDI (Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute), and Secretary of the Sports & Exercise Nutrition Group (SENG)

MSc Sport & Exercise Nutrition (2015-2016), Ulster University, Jordanstown.

PgDip Dietetics (2007-2009), Glasgow Caledonian University.

H Dip Nutritional Sciences (2003-2004), University College Cork.

BSc Sport & Exercise Science (1998-2002), University of Limerick.

Experience to Date

I have extensive experience of working across various teams such as GAA, Camogie, Ladies Football, Rugby, Hockey, Boxing, Athletics, Rowing, Golf etc. But similarly I also have a number of years of clinical experience working with weight management, IBS, IBD, heart disease, renal and oncology.

Some of the people & teams I have provided performance nutrition support to are as follows:

Sport Ireland Institute – supporting Ireland’s elite athletes (currently those preparing for the Paris Olympic Games)
Waterford Senior Hurlers 2020-2021season to current
Laois Camogie
Connacht Pro14 and Academy squads from 2016-2019
Fergal Madden – (Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming) – a 16 hour feed plan to help in his successful crossing of the English Channel
Sports Institute Northern Ireland 2013-2016
Northern Irish Glasgow Commonwealth Boxing Squad in 2012

With over 15 years experience in the field of nutrition, you can trust that LM Nutrition will help you make the small (or big!) changes needed to improve your health and performance, whether at home, in work or in a sporting environment.

Whether you are looking for personal advice, a sports team looking for specific workshops, or an employer looking to see if you can improve your employee’s health & wellbeing, please do get in contact to see how we can help.