reland’s Education Yearbook 2025/26, published by Education Matters, is now out, and I am delighted to have a chapter in the early childhood section.
Digital technology is now part of most young children’s lives. By age five, most children in Ireland are regular screen users.
Alongside my academic work, I have continued developing Lost in Time, my first collection of short stories. The collection explores memory, relationships, perception and the different ways in which we experience time.
I am delighted to share that our new book, Implementing Design-Based Research in Education: Practical Tools and Strategies, is due to be published on the 28th of May 2026.
I’ve been meaning to write this blog for quite some time now, and in many ways, that feels fitting. Time, or more accurately, my relationship with it, has been at the centre of everything I’ve been working on lately, and perhaps also the reason I’ve been absent here.
The Art of Creative Play. It was an energising and inspiring day spent with early childhood educators who consistently show such passion, creativity, and care for young children.
"Listen to my story!" a little boy once told me, eyes shining as he held up a toy dinosaur. What followed was a winding tale about exploration, roaring volcanoes, and a surprisingly friendly T-Rex.
The photograph submitted as part of Trinity College Dublin's Green Week competition, titled “Mindfulness,” captures a deeply personal and reflective moment.
Congratulations to all of our PhD and D.Ed students who graduated. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours. This year’s doctoral commencement at Trinity College Dublin was a momentous occasion, filled with pride, joy, and a sense of accomplishment.
June 14th, 2024, marked a day that I will cherish forever, my PhD graduation. It was a culmination of intense study, sleepless nights, and (for much of it) not really knowing what I was doing.