
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.
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I am thrilled to announce that I have been elected as President of the European Council for High Ability ECHA. ECHA is the main organisation for gifted people in Europe. I am delighted to say that we will host the ECHA conference Dublin City University in 2026 showcasing the great work CTYI



Fantastic to see my great friend Dr. Olivia Hurley visiting us CTYI yesterday. Such a wonderful and inspiring person! Our students were delighted Dublin City University

Calling all former (and current) @ctyi staff and students. Please see details of the second edition of our Speaker Series Dublin City University on Monday evening. The line up this year includes the amazing @lisa_mcnamee and Christine Bohan. We would love to see you so DM me for further details.


So excited to be Dublin City University this evening at the @ctyi alumni event. Great speeches and nostalgia from former student @lisa_mcnamee and former staff member Christine Bohan under the brilliant interviewing skills of Andrew Payne.




It would be great if someone could help our wonderful PhD student Megan Griffiths (She/Her)


Great to see this article in today's The Irish Times. An important area @ctyi that is often overlooked in gifted education. Well done Dylan and Malachy. Dublin City University ‘In school people are scared to be a bit strange’: Gifted students on life in mainstream schools irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

Delighted to give a presentation today Trinity College Dublin 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 Dublin City University





A great week showcasing a new CTYI programme Dublin City University. 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 Dr. Leeanne Hinch ✨🌼✨ Hazel Skinner (she/her)


What a great day Dublin City University. Such a great showcase for research and thrilled that Dr. Leeanne Hinch ✨🌼✨ PhD student Megan Griffiths (She/Her) emerged as the winner. Such a brilliant advocate for what we do CTYI. Well done Meg

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. Dublin City University Percentage of children diagnosed with autism rises threefold in less than a decade irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…