{"id":2885,"date":"2021-03-10T15:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=2885"},"modified":"2021-04-16T15:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:14:13","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2885\" class=\"elementor elementor-2885\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bbde7fa elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bbde7fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-751c8027\" data-id=\"751c8027\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c003779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c003779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1720\" src=\"https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team-1536x1321.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team-1200x1032.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-Meet-The-Team-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69252678\" data-id=\"69252678\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d61ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74d61ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Richard Hughes<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f64e75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79f64e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8561aac color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8561aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richard a native of Westport, Co. Mayo trained and completed his degree in Optometry in D.I.T Kevin St. Dublin, he worked in many different types of practices throughout Ireland and the U.K before deciding to return to Galway.<\/p><p>For the past 36 years Richard has expanded the practice with a new branch in Seacrest Knocknacarra in 2002, and also has clinic in Carraroe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6958c20d elementor-section-stretched elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6958c20d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6285f2a5\" data-id=\"6285f2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb6bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fb6bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">36 Years Experience<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4506d9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4506d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f37aeb color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f37aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Optics over the past 36 years there has been a huge change in technology in testing equipment, spectacles and contact lenses, Richard strongly believes the success with his practice is a combination of excellent customer service, product knowledge and keeping up to date with the latest optical equipment and newly advanced testing techniques. As Richard qualified in 1980 he feels that it is very important to continue to educate himself in Optics and recently received a Diploma specialising in Sportsvision and Schoolvision having worked with NCBI for years.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-13fbc1a );\">We are delighted over the last few years to serve The West with over 36 years experience and commitment to optical services, and hope to serve our existing customers and a \u201c Cead mile f\u00e1ilte\u201d to new customers to both our practice in Seacrest, Knocknacarra.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6aad6 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c6aad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/testimonials\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Client Testimonials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ac9a92\" data-id=\"8ac9a92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b5aed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53b5aed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1808\" src=\"https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1-1536x1389.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1-1200x1085.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/richardhughesopticians.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Richard-Hughes-1-150x136.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Hughes Richard a native of Westport, Co. 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