🆕Thrilled to announce the publication of a review exploring the mental health of elite-level coaches 🚨 The study unpacks the evidence to find out what we know about the mental health of elite coaches! Check out the open access study in Sports Medicine doi.org/10.1186/s40798…

🚨New Paper in @CSSEPJournal 🚨 We demonstrate the use of ACT to develop self-confidence, while exploring its use with a neurodivergent athlete. Big thanks again to Dr Martin J. Turner for helping shape my ramblings! Check it out 👇🏼 journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

"Within the last 12-16 months we have seen a shift in the culture towards S&C among jockeys." Wayne Middleton, S&C coach with @EquuipHRI, provides an insight into working with jockeys and the change in outlook towards S&C in the industry. More: loom.ly/lbd0KFY #SandC

It was great to get the chance to present some of my research and preliminary findings at yesterday's All-Ireland Postgraduate Conference. Always an enjoyable day! #aipg24

Super day SETU_Research, Innovation and Impact post graduate conference- lots of sport psych, mental health and jockey 🏇 research presented by Shane Noonan @davidOneill @georgiaTobin Claire McDonald in conjunction with Horse Racing Ireland and IHRB

Kilkenny GAA will have available positions for current and/or former students who are seeking experience in sport science in a high performance setting. We have had a very successful first year of internships and looking to continue this programme.📝 link forms.office.com/e/eryFRJXMqj

*We are hiring* We have a really exciting 2 year postdoctoral researcher role in retrospective concussion data analysis in horse-racing. Job description on the DCU vacancies page here: dcu.ie/hr/vacancies-e… Deadline is Fri the 26th of July.

Currently recruiting for a fully funded MSc in conjunction with ⁦Injured Jockeys Fund⁩ ⁦Bryan Herta Autosport ⁦SETU_Research, Innovation and Impact⁩ and ⁦⁦IHRB⁩ exploring mental health, wellbeing, and coping strategies amongst UK and Irish jockeys - closing date July 17th setu.ie/research-innov…

I had a great week in Austria getting to present some of my research around the perceived determinants of weight-making in the horseracing industry FEPSAC- Congress 2024 . Time to digest all the excellent workshops from leading practitioners in the field of sport psychology!

PSI Sport Exercise & Performance Psychology Equally damaging is when leadership of a special interest group fail to fact check their assumptions before publishing misinformation. Daniel's psychological support has not been provided by an appointee of either Sport Ireland or Sport NI.

SURVEY TIME! Calling individuals working in the Irish racing & breeding industry🚨 PHD student Georgia Tobin is investing the ‘Mental health & wellbeing of stable staff and trainers.’ Survey takes 15-20 mins, must be 18+. Click here to complete 👉 setu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_87…

We’re looking for individuals working in Irish breeding industry ✍️📲 PHD student Claire McDonald funded by equuip is investigating the ‘Mental health needs of Ireland’s breeding industry’. Survey takes 15-20 mins, must be 18+. To complete survey ➡️ setu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bk…

Still recruiting for stable staff and trainers in Ireland to partake this survey. Results will be used to inform policies and practices around the care and supports available. Horse Racing Ireland equuip SETU_Research, Innovation and Impact sportpsychSETU closty-sportpsyc

I had a great time presenting some of my research today on the behavioural determinants of jockeys weight-making behaviours at the Psychological Society of Ireland conference 2024. Great questions and discussion afterwards too! #PSIConf24

Applications are now being accepted for the Cert in Applied Sport Psychology- fully online & commencing Jan 20th 2025 with Kevin McNamara. Application link below 👇🏻 #sportpsychology ⁦South East Technological University⁩ please share cognitoforms.com/SETU10/PartTim…

'I think there's an expectation you have to be mentally tough' - unique research project aims to develop mental health supports for bloodstock industry racingpost.com/bloodstock/new…

📣 Final call for this 10 minute survey Working in Ireland’s thoroughbred breeding industry? Your insights will help shape future supports ⬇️ tinyurl.com/breedersurvey ITM Goffs ITBA equuip Tattersalls Ireland Horse Racing Ireland Coolmore BallylinchStud

🎉 1st PhD publication Exploring well-being in thoroughbred breeding using the PERMA+4 framework 🐎 🔗 tinyurl.com/horsebreederwe… #newresearch #thoroughbredbreeding #wellbeing South East Technological University equuip closty-sportpsyc Siobhán O Connor Giles Warrington Jennifer Pugh Adrian McGoldrick Shane Noonan