Specialist podiatry, in Dublin
Lower Limb Dublin is the satellite of the established Lower Limb Clinic (Belfast, est. 2011), operating inside Body Med Physiotherapy at 188 Clontarf Road. Our focus: podiatry, sports medicine, MSK injury assessment, and precision-manufactured custom orthotics from our own lab.
Meet the team
Both practitioners are Fellows or Members of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, HCPC-registered (UK), and specialists in lower limb medicine. Darren leads the Dublin clinic; Paul will join him at Clontarf once his CORU registration completes.
Darren Costello
BSc(Hons) MSc MRCPSGlasg PGCert
Specialist Podiatrist · CORU-registered · Dublin
Darren is the lead clinician at Lower Limb Dublin. He specialises in gait analysis and orthotic therapy, bringing an advanced academic foundation in sports and exercise medicine to his clinical work. His postgraduate certificate in lower limb MSK assessment from Brunel University underpins his approach to complex presentations.
He is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and holds an MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine alongside a PGCert in Lower Limb MSK Assessment.
Darren is HCPC-registered (UK), CORU-registered (Republic of Ireland), and practises at 188 Clontarf Road inside Body Med Physiotherapy.
Qualifications & registrations
- CORU-registered podiatrist (Republic of Ireland)
- HCPC-registered podiatrist (UK)
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- MSc Sports and Exercise Medicine
- PGCert Lower Limb MSK Assessment — Brunel University
- BSc(Hons) Podiatry
- Specialist in gait analysis and orthotic therapy
Paul McMullan
BSc(Hons) MSc FRCPSGlasg MRCPod
Founder, Lower Limb Group · CORU registration in progress
Paul is the founder of Lower Limb Clinic (est. Belfast 2011) and Réalta Labs (est. 2020), the in-house 3D-printed orthotics facility that supplies Lower Limb Dublin. He brings over a decade of specialist clinical experience in podiatric sports medicine, diagnostic ultrasound, injection therapy and biomechanical assessment.
Paul holds a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and an MSc in Podiatric Sports Medicine from Queen Mary University of London — one of the most rigorous clinical training pathways available to podiatrists.
Paul is HCPC-registered and currently practises at Lower Limb Belfast. His CORU registration for the Republic of Ireland is in progress; once approved, he will see patients at the Dublin clinic alongside Darren.
Qualifications & registrations
- HCPC-registered podiatrist
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- MSc Podiatric Sports Medicine — Queen Mary University of London
- BSc(Hons) Podiatry
- Specialist in diagnostic ultrasound, injection therapy and biomechanical assessment
- Founder, Réalta Labs (in-house 3D-printed orthotics laboratory)
- CORU registration (Republic of Ireland) — application in progress
Engineering precision, applied to human movement
We treat the cause, not just the symptoms. This means investing in the diagnostic tools that provide certainty — MSK ultrasound, pressure-plate gait analysis, 3D scanning — rather than relying on clinical assumption alone.
The 3D-printed orthotics we manufacture at Réalta Labs are a direct expression of this philosophy. Where traditional orthotics labs work from foam impressions or plaster casts, we work from clinical 3D scan data — with ±0.1mm dimensional precision from a Formlabs SLS printer. The result is an orthotic that fits the prescription exactly, not approximately.
Dublin is a satellite of the established Lower Limb Clinic in Belfast, which has operated since 2011. The same clinical standards, the same orthotics lab, the same practitioners — brought to Clontarf.
Our network
Lower Limb Clinic Belfast
The original Lower Limb clinic — est. 2011, 700+ five-star reviews, BUPA & WPA recognised.
lower-limb.comRéalta Labs
Our in-house orthotics laboratory. Precision 3D SLS-printed custom orthotics, made by podiatrists for podiatrists.
realtalabs.comBody Med Physiotherapy
Our host clinic at 188 Clontarf Road. Lower Limb Dublin operates inside Body Med — physiotherapy available in the same building.
bodymed.ie