‘Our house was wild and unpredictable... I was starved and cold and unloved’
Living in the children’s home, I wanted it to be noted, recorded, that I was not rushing to talk by phone to my mum. I wanted to stay
Katriona O’Sullivan
Articles featuring Katriona O’Sullivan
Burnout nation: how has breaking point become normal?
For many of us, breaking point is now the default baseline from which we live our day-to-day lives
‘I sat drinking in the knowledge, and for the first time in my life I felt alive’
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan began on the Trinity Access Programme which led to a PhD
Long division: Are we doing enough to narrow the inequality gap in Irish schools?
A gaping chasm remains in outcomes between our poorest schools and others
‘To survive the Irish school system, you have to become middle class’
In Irish schools, middle-class girls thrive but boys from working-class backgrounds struggle
Pat vs ex-pats: Kenny wonders if emigrants have paid their dues
Newstalk host is at his most logical during spirited encounter, while Vicky Phelan tells her story to the world in BBC documentary
Poorer students can outperform others through college foundation courses
Disadvantaged students fare better socially and academically with on-campus supports
Student set to be one of State’s first Traveller primary teachers
Teaching initiative endeavours to diversify what is a ‘white, middle-class’ profession
Deis scheme ‘failing to narrow gap’ between disadvantaged children and other pupils
Academic calls for changes to school scheme to boost outcomes for less well-off children
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