Educators lay the foundation for lifelong learning, yet this isn’t reflected in their pay and conditions. It is time for Ireland to catch up with other countries and guarantee pay parity for graduates with teachers in #Budget2026.

Big moment at the launch of the LINC+ CPD Programme (2021–2023) Proud to be part of the LINC Consortium w/ @earlychildhoodireland.ie + Froebel Dept Maynooth Funded by DCEDIY, flexible/online—empowering educators to build truly inclusive spaces. #Inclusion #EarlyYears #Inclusion #CPD #LINCProgramme

Looking forward to sharing some key findings from our Interim Evaluation of the LINC+ CPD Programme at the launch of our new research report. See below for details on how to register to attend online! @earlychildhoodireland.ie @miceducationfac.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-...

In this edition of the LINC Blog, I delve into the profound impact of adult-child conversations on children's early language and cognitive development: lincprogramme.ie/the-power-of...

In this edition of the LINC Blog, I explore the importance of child voice. Drawing on the Lundy Model and the LINC Programme evaluation research approach, I suggest how inclusive, playful methods empower children: lincprogramme.ie/children-sho...

A blog I wrote discussing some of the findings of my PhD research, and how story-telling is an opportunity for adults to encourage language development in young children. lincprogramme.ie/the-magic-of...

A Scéalta blog I wrote discussing what research tells us about the experiences of children under 2 in the outdoors: www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/scealta-blog...

The Final Evaluation of Phase One of the LINC Programme (2016-2020) lincprogramme.ie/wp-content/u...

A paper based on data I collected during my PhD examining variation in father and child language during shared book-reading of text-based and wordless picture books: ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A paper from my PhD research published in Language Development Research, an open-access journal: ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/465/...