Sally O'Reilly Psychology & Psychotherapy

03/11/2025

Huge well done to the parents who organised the evening at Educate Together Midleton - it was very well attended and I hope you all enjoyed it - if "enjoy" is the right word ...

Thanks again for the invitation to speak🙏😊 and it was great to hear the Brian Barron and Gda Eddie Crockett speak as well. If not also somewhat grim/sad/scary/enraging... as well as helpful!!

(Plus it helped me begin to get over my public speaking allergy so thanks for that too! )

CyberSafeKids An Garda Síochána Waterford Education Support Centre

02/11/2025

Dear everyone who's been trying to email me - I didn't realise all my mails to info@sallyoreilly.com were bouncing!!!

The problem is now fixed. If I haven't responded that is the only reason! Sadly the server hasn't stored them so there is no queue, I will never get them - so, please DO resend if you are waiting for me to reply and my sincere apologies 🙏😊

29/10/2025

It certainly seems regardless of our varied trainings, our diverse special interests, even our time in the job, we are utterly united in perceiving CORU for what they are. And so, we are utterly united in our concerns for future clients.

Eva Molyneux (Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist) Letter to the Editor (Irish Times) re: concerns for proposed CORU regulations & standards for psychotherapy training. https://tinyurl.com/y37an657

16/10/2025

CORU is a danger and an embarrassment.

Petition link in the comments. Sceptical as I am. But we must act collectively.

11/10/2025

Great letter. The literal ignorance is gobsmacking - 🤦‍♀️

10/10/2025

I thoroughly recommend this workshop if you're considering it - Michelle is a compassionate and knowledgeable facilitator:

06/10/2025

If they could just pause and learn more about what we do, and why proper training and supervision is essential. So very, very concerning.

Psychotherapy bodies are warning that new minimum training standards set by the regulator will be...

06/10/2025

Public speaking is waaay (x1000) out of my comfort zone but working with kids and is waaay INTO my comfort zone, so, I'm gonna say:

Come along to this on Thursday evening: Director of Waterford Education and Support Centre, Dr Brian Barron, who spearheaded the smartphone-free childhood movement in Waterford, will also speak on the night. Community Garda Eddie Crockett will speak about online safety and awareness.

Maybe see you there! 😊

A group of parents in East Cork is on a mission to encourage people to delay giving smartphones to their children. Ahead of an event this week, aimed ...

01/10/2025

Dr Gail Dynes is certainly worth listening to - link attached in this post!

We each have a part in shaping a culture that names and rejects domestic violence.

This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we encourage you to learn how hypersexualized media and po*******hy perpetuate gender-based violence. Dr. Gail Dines explains in this interview 👉 https://buff.ly/UYvfKdk

Dive deeper in our report, “Domestic Violence: The Contribution of Contemporary Pornography” 👉 https://buff.ly/IbQsLQU

30/09/2025

Colleagues - a CPD event that may be of interest in Cork next month -

Irish Play Therapy Association - IPTA

We are delighted to be co-hosting this event with the Department of Applied Social Studies at Munster Technological University, Cork. Our fabulous guest speaker, Dr Jodi Mullen's. Link for the tickets below

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/developmental-pathways-supporting-children-that-have-experienced-sa-tickets-1744037415859?aff=oddtdtcreator

24/09/2025

Will our minister intervene? I hope so.
This is a public safety issue. But I fear that its seriousness is being grossly underestimated.

Students, clients, colleagues - please see more that I've placed as comments ⬇️

A European association for psychotherapists has warned Irish practitioners will not be eligible to work in other European countries if the Government brings in new training standards.

11/09/2025

A friend just texted me, and put words on something I couldn't.
I've watched as many of you have, the demise of free speech, the silencing and attempted silencing of concerned citizens, the rise in commitment to victimhood, the rise in our "Ok-ness" with being utterly horrible to each other online.
And in real life.

But cheering an assassination?

We need to take a large step back. We really do.