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Colm O'Reilly

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Director @ctyi. President ECHA. Treasurer ETSN. Have spent most of my life @dcu. Very fond of Newfoundland dogs.

Dublin City, Ireland
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Colm O'Reilly
10 months
Currently supervising a PhD student looking at high ability students with autism here @CTYI but parents saying that there is no support for these students at school. @DCU Percentage of children diagnosed with autism rises threefold in less than a decade
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Increase is posing challenges for education authorities to find appropriate school places for children with additional needs
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10 months
What a great day @DCU. Such a great showcase for research and thrilled that @SpillzHinch PhD student @MegTheZoologist emerged as the winner. Such a brilliant advocate for what we do @CTYI. Well done Meg
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10 months
Just so proud of my absolute superstar of a PhD student @MegTheZoologist for winning the @DCU #TellitStraight competition. I'd listen to her present all day! @JoeOHaraDCU @Colmdcu @DCU_IoE @CTYI
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10 months
A great week showcasing a new @ctyi programme @DCU. We had a number of female students and kids from DEIS schools taking advanced Maths and Chemistry classes funded by Purposeful Ventures. The future is bright @OrlaDunne10 @SpillzHinch @hazel_skinner
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Colm O'Reilly
11 months
Happy to promote this interesting piece of research
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1 year
@Colmdcu I am conducting PhD research on the lived experiences and inequalities of people labelled as ‘gifted and talented’. If you could kindly retweet this message, it would greatly help me in reaching participants for my study. Your support would be invaluable. 🙏🏻
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11 months
Delighted to be back @DCU for our new term @CTYI. Over 1,000 students starting classes around the country today. Great excitement on campus.
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1 year
Thrilled to see former @CTYI student and current staff member Dr Lisa McNamee win this award. She was the recently the recipient of our alumni of the year in the summer @DCU. Such a multitalented and lovely person.
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Delighted to give a presentation today @tcddublin to the teachers of the future. Great to share my thoughts about the diversity within @CTYI gifted students. Showcased some brilliant research in this field conducted @DCU
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Great to see this article in today's @IrishTimes. An important area @ctyi that is often overlooked in gifted education. Well done Dylan and Malachy. @DCU ‘In school people are scared to be a bit strange’: Gifted students on life in mainstream schools
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Exceptionally able students can often feel like outsiders - but many feel at home at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland
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Colm O'Reilly
1 year
We are back! First day of @ctyi primary school classes @DCU this term. Over 1,000 students and some very interesting courses. Oh and the parents have to listen to me! I think the kids are getting a better deal.
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It would be great if someone could help our wonderful PhD student @MegTheZoologist
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Megan Griffiths (She/Her)
1 year
IRISH JUNIOR CYCLE SCIENCE TEACHERS ‼️ As part of my PhD I am looking to collect information on the experiences of junior cycle science teachers with accommodating high ability students!! Survey link: https://t.co/RqPq8Y3BDg #edchatie #scienceteachers
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Honoured to give a keynote address @Echa2024 in Thessaloniki. Great to talk about 30 years of work @ctyi and our pathways forward @DCU
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These are just some of the amazing projects on display @CTYI today. We are having an expo of student work @DCU. From criminology, robotics and art design these students are so talented. Great way to finish up the six week summer programme.
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1 year
So excited to be @DCU this evening at the @ctyi alumni event. Great speeches and nostalgia from former student @lisa_mcnamee and former staff member @ChristineBohan under the brilliant interviewing skills of Andrew Payne.
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Calling all former (and current) @ctyi staff and students. Please see details of the second edition of our Speaker Series @DCU on Monday evening. The line up this year includes the amazing @lisa_mcnamee and @ChristineBohan. We would love to see you so DM me for further details.
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1 year
Fantastic to see my great friend @DrOliviaHurley visiting us @CTYI yesterday. Such a wonderful and inspiring person! Our students were delighted @DCU
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Dr. Olivia Hurley
1 year
Great to be back @CTYI (@DCU) this week (where I was a Psychology Instructor 🎓 for many fun years in my postgrad days 🥰), to chat with the current young #SportScience #gifted students 😎💪🧠 #TheFutureIsBright #BeBrave #BeKind #AwesomeInAction @Colmdcu #SuperDirector 🤗
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Colm O'Reilly
1 year
Fantastic day @DCU where our @CTYI secondary school students showcased their work from the various classes. These are better than some of the posters I see at conferences. Research matters!
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I am thrilled to announce that I have been elected as President of the European Council for High Ability @ECHA_eu. ECHA is the main organisation for gifted people in Europe. I am delighted to say that we will host the ECHA conference @DCU in 2026 showcasing the great work @CTYI
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So Bentley visited @CTYI in @DCU yesterday. It’s safe to say he was a huge hit and I was relegated to a support role while (literally) everyone patted him.
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Colm O'Reilly
2 years
We are back! 2024 @CTYI Summer Programme is up and running @DCU. We have over 2,500 students taking courses over the next six weeks. Let the fun begin!
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Colm O'Reilly
2 years
Congratulations Dr. Alshleh from all of us @CTYI where you worked on both the primary and secondary school programme. @DCU You truly are an inspiration! Syrian refugee realises dream of becoming a doctor https://t.co/dNMlEVlnjH via @rte
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