Lecturer in Sports Science @TUS_ie | @SHEResearch_TUS | PhD in Biomechanics | MSc Applied Statistics in Health Sciences | Rarely on here 😁

Joined April 2011
We are all set up at our Physically Active for the Future Exhibition in Golden Island Shopping Centre, Athlone. Celebrating 30 years of Science Week! #scienceweek @TUS_ie @TUS_Athlone_
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New paper published online in @Human_Kinetics "Assessing Maximum Sprinting Speed in Female Team Sport: The Role of Sprint Distance and Timing-Gate Configuration" 🏃‍♀️ Data and analysis code (R) openly available doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2025-0… @DSH_TUS @dcu_shhp Thread (1/7) 👇
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✅ Are you aged 18+ and have a perspective on women and girls' sport, physical activity or exercise? We want to hear from: 🚻 Women & Men across the age span 🏃 athletes | 📣 fans | 👩🏫 teachers | ⚽ coaches | 🙋 parents — and more. 📝 Take part: forms.office.com/e/jJRLWiADt…
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Robin Healy retweeted
We are getting a super response to this but keen to get more particularly from @UlsterGAA @UlsterCamogie @UlsterLadies @FemSportsForum. All shares appreciated @CMcLStrabane @Ciaran_Kearney @mcaleermichelle @SportyNeesy @grainnemac3. Thank you.
👋All women in Gaelic games; coaches, players, administrators, referees, supporters, parents... 💻Please complete our survey forms.office.com/e/kQz6pPs3a… 🫵All contributions are hugely important to build a picture of women's experiences in Gaelic games 🙏Please share widely!
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POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITY: "The acute and chronic effects of plyometric jump training on female GAA players." Dr Paul Byrne, Dr Richie Bolger, Dr Paul Byrne, Dr Jeremy Moody and Prof Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo #Phd #SETU Apply via lnkd.in/dWNRjGZR before 17 July 2024
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Ardscoil Old Boys are now recruiting players of all ages and grades for the 2024/25 Munster Junior League season 🇧🇪 Please drop us a message or email [email protected] if you are interested in joining us on our journey 🏉 #JuniorRugby #Recruitment
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🚨New PhD opportunity @TUS_ie @SHEResearch_TUS @aoifemlane Full details ➡️tus.ie/rdi/research/office/f… Come join the team at the SHE Research Center! Closing date July 1st.
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Very cool PhD position in @TUS_ie @STORKinesiology @RobinHealy
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Robin Healy retweeted
Our new 'Female Athlete' microcredential via @SHEResearch_TUS is now open for applications! Developed by @Niamhnic4 and integrated into our @TUS_ie undergraduate Sports Science programme, it is great to be able to offer this module to coaches, parents, players and more!
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Congratulations @CormacWard3! Well deserved!
Absolutely delighted to have passed my PhD Viva today! 😀 Huge thanks to my examiners @comyns_tommy & @RobinHealy for their brilliant input which brought some great discussion. Finally a massive thanks to my brilliant supervisors @D_Kelloggs @CiaranOCathain @Niamhnic4
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New paper by Cristian Mesquida @JennyMurphy2 @JoeWarne1 and me in the Journal of Sport Sciences: “Publication bias, statistical power and reporting practices in the Journal of Sports Sciences: potential barriers to replicability” tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Some results:
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New publication🚨: Review of Ankle and Plantar Flexor Muscle–Tendon Unit Function in Sprinters ⚫️Importance of ankle joint and plantar flexors across sprint phases assessed. ⚫️Musculotendinous properties that contribute to improved plantar flexor performance reviewed.
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Looking forward to speaking at this free event tomorrow evening in TUS Athlone on warm ups, training design, supplementary conditioning and speed/resistance programming for team sport coaches with @Sgrassick6 @CormacWard3 @eddiemc44 Further details: tus.ie/events/midlands-campu…
📣Science Week Coaching Event Free Interactive Coaching Workshop, Athlone Campus  Find out more here: 
tus.ie/events/midlands-campu…  #ScienceWeek @scienceirel
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The team here at @SHEResearch_TUS are super excited to be hosting the Nutrition Society Irish Postgraduate Conference in Athlone in Feb 2024!🤩 Register your interest via the link below ⬇️ @TUS_ie @GCuskellyPhD @Aoconnor_PhD @omideslami93 @minbmurphy @JenniferKWhelan @aoifemlane
📢 Irish Section Students! The Irish Postgraduate Conference will take place in Athlone (21-23 February 2024). Save the date! 🗓️ Register your interest and find more information here👇 nutritionsociety.org/events/… #NSIrishSC
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🚨Save the date Delighted to announce as part of @ntutorr project we're holding a seminar day "The Female Athlete: From Theory to Practice" in Athlone on 17th Nov @TUS_ie. Excited about our fantastic line up 🤩 With limited spaces register here early: tinyurl.com/TUSfemaleathlete
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PhD opportunity in the looking at exercise promotion and practices in post-menopausal women in Ireland. Closing date for applications is September 21st. Applications available from: ait.ie/research-and-innovati…… See attached advertisement for details.
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We are delighted to announce the official launch of this year's National Arthritis Week 24th April-30th April. The theme this year is 'I am the face of arthritis'. Throughout the week we will be highlighting that nearly one million people in Ireland (1 in 5) live with arthritis.
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Thanks to everyone who has asked about the Kindle version of our new book. It’s available now. 🙏🏾 geni.us/sprinting (Please RT)
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