
Lead Dietitian for Strategic Development and Projects at Better Start, part of Pobal.
Joana Caldeira is Lead Dietitian for Strategic Development and Projects at Better Start, part of Pobal in Ireland.
She joined Better Start in 2026 after almost nine years at safefood, most recently as its Chief Specialist in Nutrition. Before moving into public health she spent six years in clinical practice, as a dietitian at the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin.