Researcher

stephen gordon

Stephen was born in Derby, England to Irish parents who moved the family back to Mayo in the late 1970s. His roots mean he supports Derby County football club as well as the Mayo GAA football team.

nicola fletcher

Nicola grew up in Wicklow with her parents, sister, and brother. She currently lives in Roundwood, and has two dogs: Bruce and Noodle the poodle. She loves getting out of work on a Friday and heading off to the mountains in search of ancient Irish passage tombs.

niamh o’sullivan

Originally from Dublin, Niamh currently lives in Churchtown with her partner Mike. Their four-year-old son Senan keeps life busy and interesting. These days, when not in the lab, Niamh loves to have a glass of wine with friends and has just finished the couch-to-5k

john crean

Originally from Dublin, John’s formative years were idyllically spent in Cootehill, Co. Cavan. He now lives in Stepaside with wife, Catherine, teenage children, Eva and Chloe, and their ferocious feline, Fudgy

helen roche

Originally from Limerick with strong connections to Clare, Helen now lives in Dublin with husband, Jonathan and her teenage children, Elliot, Klara and Hugo and Daisy their nutty cockerpoo.

denis sheilds

Originally from south Dublin, Denis lives in Churchtown with his partner Sally. His children have flown the coop so one nice thing about lockdown was when they came back to stay for a longer stretch.