"Here, the author talks about the fears she had about sharing her story, the emotional rollercoaster of her book being adapted for the stage and why she said no to running for office Just over two years ago, I interviewed Katriona O'Sullivan - then a senior lecturer, but now a professor in Maynooth University's department of psychology - in her sparse on-campus office."
"We talked, and cried a little, as she detailed the story that would become her memoir, Poor. A remarkable and powerful account of poverty, addiction, neglect, homelessness and trauma, O'Sullivan recalled how she was born in Coventry to parents battling addiction. Her childhood was marked with abuse, poverty and neglect. As a teenage single mum living in Summerhill in Dublin, she enrolled onto the Trinity Access Programme at Trinity College, thus kickstarting what would become an illustrious academic career."
Katriona O'Sullivan was born in Coventry to parents battling addiction. Her childhood involved abuse, poverty, neglect and homelessness. She became a teenage single mother in Summerhill, Dublin, and enrolled in the Trinity Access Programme at Trinity College to pursue education. That pathway led to an academic career, advancing from senior lecturer to professor in Maynooth University's department of psychology. She experienced fears about revealing personal history and underwent an emotional rollercoaster when her life was adapted for the stage. She declined invitations to run for political office. Her story prompted wider conversations about class, inequality, education and childhood trauma.
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