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
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...
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...
July 2024
‘I was shocked’ – Poor kids not allowed to do Transition Year
Children from poorer families are not allowed to do Transition Year in some schools. Author Katriona O’Sullivan’s younger son is going into TY next year and the school has organised...
June 2024
Talking Bollox Podcast: Episode 127 w/ Katriona O’Sullivan
Katriona is a doctor with a PhD in psychology, but she has had to face some incredible obstacles to get where she is today. She told us about growing up...
May 2024
What A Woman Podcast: How a poor girl raised by addicts became an award-winning academic
Dr Katriona O' Sullivan is an academic and best-selling author of 'Poor' which is the story of her life growing up in extreme poverty as the child of two heroin...
March 2024
Changes with Annie Macmanus: Katriona O’Sullivan
In this unforgettable episode, the now “Dr.” Katriona O’Sullivan, talks about her life in poverty, including her relationship with her parents, myths and privilege, how she changed her life and...