I could have packed in Breakthrough Maths many moons ago. To be honest, I probably should have. The bank balance hit red 4 times in 3 years. Nobody will understand the pressure and anxiety one feels in the grinds space every September.…
Hot take: UCC is Ireland’s most beautiful college. It’s like a Cork Hogwarts. Little archs, quads, tree lined avenues. At any second, you just feel like an owl will appear and intil in you the gifts of mathematical magic. God, I should…
Nine years ago, I walked out of UCD with a degree in Agricultural Science. That was it. Fast forward to now and I’m featured on the UCD Class Acts list. Alongside professors. International rugby players like Caelan Doris. Scientists. And then there’s…
Amazing what a banana can do. I’ve been totally inspired by the Savannah Bananas 🍌. Jesse Cole, the founder, is all aura. Swagger. Charm. Magic. He’s curated a mystical, a circus feeling around. His little baseball team. He constantly refers to “fans…
Never in my wildest dream did I think we’d be teaching 2,000+ students. But here we are. January 7th, 2026. Breakthrough maths has over 2,000 students enrolled. It’s amazing. We’ve worked hard to build a team of 20 staff to same than…
It’s been a week of weeks. This week we won an award at the Intertrade Ireland. And I’m chuffed. Chuffed for the team. For all the obstacles we’ve had to overcome this year. When I started Breakthrough Maths, the dream was simple:…
It’s the last Sunday in July. Kerry are about to go head-to-head with Donegal. And I’m here working. This is my seventh day working this week. Since I got back from holidays, I’ve worked 30 days straight. No break. Nor did I…