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PSI Early Graduate Group The PSI EGG began operating within the PSI in early 2013 to represent Early Career Psychologists who are in the first 10 years of their career.

The group will focus on generating and promoting awareness of the PSI and psychology to external audiences which include psychology graduates; developing policy documents for employing psychology graduates (e.g., in voluntary posts); organising events such as career events for graduates; and providing networking opportunities for PSI graduate members. The PSI Early Graduate Group will work in collaboration with the PSI Student Affairs
Group, whereby student (affiliate) subscribers, postgraduate members and graduate members will automatically become members of both groups. However, the Student Affairs Group committee will consist of undergraduate and postgraduate students and will focus on representing and providing events relevant to these groups. The Early Graduate Group committee will consist of graduate members and will focus on representing and providing events relevant to graduate members in the first 10 years of the career.

We had a brilliant day at our conference last month, ‘Becoming a Psychologist: Identity, Wellbeing and Early Career Grow...
07/10/2026

We had a brilliant day at our conference last month, ‘Becoming a Psychologist: Identity, Wellbeing and Early Career Growth’.

It was great to see so many people come along and to hear about the fantastic work being carried out by early career psychologists and students.

A huge congratulations to the winners of our Oral and Poster Presentations! The standard of work was really impressive, and it was great to have the opportunity to showcase it on the day.

Thank you to all of our speakers for taking the time to join us and share their experiences, advice and insights into the journey ahead for early career psychologists.

We also want to thank our sponsors for supporting the event and helping us make the day possible.
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And finally, thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it such a great day. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!




Some of the Early Graduate Group Committee Members

The Winners of our Oral and Poster Presentations with Dr. Sarah Cassidy.

From Left, Aysia Moore (Winner of Poster Presentation), Michelle Kavanagh (Highly Commended in Poster Presentation), Dr. Sarah Cassidy President of PSI, Dónal O’Hare (Highly Commended in Oral Presentation), Alan Sweeney (Winner of Oral Presentation)

Our Panel Discussion

⭐️September book club⭐️This month we are discussing a paper by Demetri et al., ‘Work-life balance for aspiring clinical ...
24/09/2026

⭐️September book club⭐️

This month we are discussing a paper by Demetri et al., ‘Work-life balance for aspiring clinical psychologists: Topics from reflective practice sessions’.

Join PSI Early Graduate Group and PSI Student Affairs Group on Tuesday 29th of September @ 7:30 pm, as we reflect on ways to balance professional and personal lives.

To join the Book Club, email us at [email protected]

We hope to see you all there!

Meet our workshop facilitators for this weekend’s Early Graduate Group conference! Professor Suzanne Guerin - UCD School...
03/09/2026

Meet our workshop facilitators for this weekend’s Early Graduate Group conference!

Professor Suzanne Guerin - UCD School of Psychology
Suzanne is Professor of Psychology (Research
Design & Analysis) at the UCD School of Psychology
(see https://people.ucd.ie/suzanne.guerin). Her main research activity lies in the broad area of health services research, with a specific focus on palliative care and intellectual disability. She is an active member of the PSI, having served as President alongside other roles. She is a current member of PSI Council and a member of the editorial team of The Irish Psychologist.

After commencing his career as an Assistant Psychologist in Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing and the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Nick graduated from the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology in TCD in 2004. He went on to work as a Staff Grade and Senior Psychologist in the HSE Adult Mental Health Services in Wicklow (6 years) and Dublin South Central/St James’s (15 years) before taking up the post of Principal Psychologist (Specialist) in Dublin North County in 2025. Nick has served as Chair of the PSI Division of Neuropsychology twice and is the current Co-Secretary. Over the years of working within the HSE, he became aware of the usefulness of a neuropsychological lens when formulating around varying mental health difficulties within Community Mental Health Teams and will speak to his experiences at the symposium.

Dr Patricia Barber is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Director of My Psychology Ireland, an independent psychology practice providing evidence-based psychological services to children, adolescents, and adults across Ireland.
Alongside her clinical work, Patricia has a particular interest in improving access to high-quality psychological care and supporting the next generation of psychologists. She is actively involved in the training and supervision of early career psychologists and has developed
resources and educational programmes for aspiring psychology professionals. She is also a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Expert Validation Committee, contributing to the review and validation of ap

Meet our panel for this Saturday’s Early Graduate Group conference! Tickets are still available through the link in our ...
01/09/2026

Meet our panel for this Saturday’s Early Graduate Group conference! Tickets are still available through the link in our bio

Dr Aidan Corr is the Programme Director of the Professional Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Aidan previously worked as an Educational and Child Psychologist with Chime, The National Charity for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People, St. Paul’s Child and Family Care Centre, St Joseph’s Foundation and St John of God Community Services. His work spans clinical, academic, policy development and research domains, focusing particularly on autistic children and young people, developmental disabilities, and deaf and hard of hearing populations.

Amy completed her undergrad degree in Arts from NUI Galway and MSc in Psychology from Birmingham City university. Amy is currently in second year of the Doctoral clinical program in University of Limerick completing her Adult mental health placement in Carlow community mental health department in St Dympna’s Hospital, Carlow.

Ellen completed both her BA Joint Honours and MA in Psychology at the University of Limerick. Before beginning clinical psychology training, she worked for five years in different roles as an Assistant Psychologist and Research Assistant, across a range of settings including a Student Disability Service, Youth Mental Health Service, HSE Primary Care Child and Family Psychology Service, and the Irish Prison Service. She is currently a second-year Trainee Clinical Psychologist at University College Cork (UCC). As part of her doctoral training, Ellen has completed an adult mental health placement and will begin her CAMHS placement later this month.

Dr Patrick Ryan is the Programme Director of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in University of Limerick. He has practiced as a Clinical Psychologist for the past twenty-eight years, where he works in his own practice oriented towards adult mental health, clinical supervision, sexual trauma, and offending in youth and adult populations. He has also held various positions in governance and leadership. His current research is focused on exploring causes of sexual abuse from a qualitative perspe

Announcing our speakers for our upcoming event; Psychology Abroad: Study, Work and Train! Éabha McCleanÉabha holds a BA ...
21/08/2026

Announcing our speakers for our upcoming event; Psychology Abroad: Study, Work and Train!

Éabha McClean
Éabha holds a BA in Psychology from National College of Ireland and a MSc in Developmental Psychology from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. She currently works for Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust as an Assistant Psychologist within the Maternal Mental Health Service.

Outside of psychology, Éabha works as a dog sitter and also as an event manager for Girls on the Go, an organisation that aims to make the UK a less lonely place for women by running women’s-only events.



Announcing our speakers for our upcoming event; Psychology Abroad: Study, Work and Train!

Ellen Dunne
Ellen completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at UCD and recently graduated with a MSc in Psychology: Brain and Cognition from the University of Amsterdam.She currently serves as one of the Events Officers for PSI’s Early Graduate Group.

Throughout her education, Ellen actively sought opportunities to volunteer, undertake internships, conduct research, write and collaborate with others. These experiences provided her with valuable insights into the international psychology landscape, the career opportunities available abroad and the skills and adaptability required to succeed in an unfamiliar environment.



Announcing our speakers for our upcoming event; Psychology Abroad: Study, Work and Train!

Fódhla Ní Chéileachair
Fódhla is a PhD student at the University of Stirling in the division of Psychology. She holds two masters degrees: the Erasmus Mundus joint masters of Clinical Linguistics (EMCL+) and the MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Galway.

Her PhD focuses on health beliefs and practices for menstrual pain in Ireland and the UK. She also works as a part-time project officer for the European Association for Palliative Care, working with EU funded projects to promote research dissemination and communication.



Announcing our speakers for our upcoming event; Psychology Abroad: Study, Work and Train!

Ben Kavanagh
Ben graduated with a B.A. in Applied Ps

Join us for this online event designed for early graduate psychologists exploring opportunities for further study, work ...
20/08/2026

Join us for this online event designed for early graduate psychologists exploring opportunities for further study, work and training abroad. Hear from four speakers who have completed postgraduate study overseas and learn from their experiences of taking the next step in their educational and professional journeys.

From Masters and PhD programmes to psychology-related opportunities overseas, discover the different pathways available and where a psychology degree could take you.

Register now by visiting our Events page (link in bio).

⭐️August book club⭐️This month we are discussing a paper by Pádraig Collins; Developing a Training Programme for Assista...
20/08/2026

⭐️August book club⭐️

This month we are discussing a paper by Pádraig Collins; Developing a Training Programme for Assistant Psychologists (Psychology Assistants).

Join PSI Early Graduate Group and PSI Student Affairs Group on Tuesday 25th of August @ 7:30 pm, as we explore training, supervision, professional development and the evolving role of Psychology Assistants in Ireland.

To join the Book Club, email us at [email protected]

We hope to see you all there!

Meet our 2026/2027 early graduate group committee
17/08/2026

Meet our 2026/2027 early graduate group committee

We have extended the submission window for abstracts for our upcoming conference to Friday 21st August! So be sure to se...
14/08/2026

We have extended the submission window for abstracts for our upcoming conference to Friday 21st August! So be sure to send yours to our email [email protected] for consideration

We are delighted to announce Dr. Sarah Cassidy as our first keynote speaker for the upcoming Early Graduate Group confer...
12/08/2026

We are delighted to announce Dr. Sarah Cassidy as our first keynote speaker for the upcoming Early Graduate Group conference!

Also a reminder that we are still accepting submissions for abstracts to our email [email protected]

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