Appearances and Articles
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan's story of overcoming adversity, resilience and triumph has garnered huge interest and she has been interviewed by some of the top publications in the country
April 2025
3 Women Reshaping Ireland’s Future: From Injustice To Innovation
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, Ireland, a nation still navigating the tensions between its traditional Catholic roots and its progressive modern identity, continues to face gender gaps...
March 2025
Celebrating 21 standout women in Ireland on International Women’s Day 2025
From business to fashion, education to advocacy, we continue to produce and attract standout women who are making a local and global impact across all sectors. As we celebrate International...
February 2025
Grieving a complicated relationship – Dr Katriona O’Sullivan
"If the relationship is unresolved and they die, it's ok to feel sad that they're gone" - so says Dr Katriona O'Sullivan, Psychology lecturer at Maynooth University, who talked about...
November 2024
Where Is My Mind?: Poor with Katriona O’Sullivan
Niall is joined by Katriona O’Sullivan, a Doctor of Psychology and Senior Lecturer who grew up in deep poverty. Having endured abuse, addicted parents, a teenage pregnancy, homelessness and a...
October 2024
Episode With Richie Sadlier: Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Author of ‘Poor’
Richie first met Dr Katriona O'Sullivan - an academic in Maynooth University's Department of Psychology - about seven years ago but at the time, he had no idea about her...
October 2024
‘It’s important to tell stories like mine’, says lecturer who overcame poverty and trauma
A university lecturer who “survived poverty and trauma” in her life, says it’s important that stories like hers are told. Katriona O’Sullivan, now a lecturer in Maynooth, released a memoir...
September 2024
Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige: From extreme poverty to award-winning lecturer
In this conversation Katriona speaks to Síle Seoige about the extreme neglect she experienced in childhood, the people who were a positive force in her life, the importance of opportunities...
August 2024
The Blindboy Podcast: The Psychological impact of Poverty with Dr.Katriona O Sullivan
Dr. Katriona O Sullivan is a psychologist whose work centers around the impact of poverty on a person's development. She works towards improving access to education for marginalized people. Her...
July 2024
Booked In: Katriona O’Sullivan: Poor
A few weeks ago, I asked on Instagram what people's favourite memoir was and an extraordinary number of people mentioned a book called 'Poor' by Katriona O'Sullivan.
July 2024
Katriona O’Sullivan on Transition Year
As the school year ended for my 15-year-old son, I started to receive the usual end-of-year texts from his school, ‘Please return the books by this date’, ‘School finishes on...