@wesleyob1

Senior Lecturer Physical Education & Coaching Science. Research Physical Activity, Physical Literacy & Wellbeing. 2025 Coach Cork Senior Camogie.

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research.ucc.ie/profiles/A013/wesleyobrien
Joined March 2014
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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
UCC GAA@ucc_gaaAug 17
John Grainger & UCC GAA @tomken81 @John_A_Clifford @MunsterGAA echolive.ie/corksport/arid-4…

UCC GAA loses a steady hand as John Grainger retires

Cloughduv native was a key figure with UCC over many years

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Congrats to colleagues @sineadconnolly, @KyleAFerguson & collaborators on their book chapter contribution examining #PhysicalLiteracy Development in Ireland & Northern Ireland in the 1st ed of the Routledge Handbook of Physical Literacy 👏 Pre-order here: amazon.co.uk/Routledge-Handb…
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UCC GAA@ucc_gaaFeb 13
The ten Ashbourne Cup winners who are part of the Sports Studies & Physical Education course in UCC. Surely some record here🤔 @UCCSport @MunsterGAA @UCC @wesleyob1 @DiarmuidLester
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Calling all PE teachers! 📢 Last chance to register for FREE online CPD for Junior Cycle PE 🗓 Wed 19th November | 5:30–7pm ✅ Print & digital resources ✅ Practical tools and ideas for health-related activity Don’t miss out! Sign up today 👉 irishheart.ie/ypath
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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
UCC GAA@ucc_gaa15 Sep 2025
Want to play with UCC GAA for 25/26? You must register on the link. See you at Clubs Day Thurs 18th @UCCSport @wesleyob1 @tomken81 @John_A_Clifford candsportal.ucc.ie/
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UCC GAA@ucc_gaa6 Aug 2025
UCC GAA sends its best wishes to Ger, Wesley and the Cork team for Sunday’s All Ireland Final. Special shout to all those who have worn the skull and bones jersey @UCC @CorkCamogie @UCCSport @FiFinnymac
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UCC Ireland@UCC7 Aug 2025
Cork v Galway in the All-Ireland Camogie Final this weekend. 17 girls on the Cork panel have played with UCC. 8 of these are current students, with 9 graduates. UCC wishes the very best to @CorkCamogie and @GalwayCamogie96 #GetBehindCamogie @ucc_gaa @OfficialCamogie
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UCC GAA@ucc_gaa16 Jul 2025
UCC GAA wish all those who have worn our skull and bones jersey the very best on Sunday in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final @UCC @UCCSport @tomken81 @wesleyob1 @MunsterGAA @John_A_Clifford
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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
UCC GAA@ucc_gaa5 Jun 2025
Apply now for a UCC GAA Sports Scholarship. Details below @UCCSport @tomken81 @John_A_Clifford @gcmhuireag @wesleyob1 @tomas5ky @drconmurphy @CorkCamogie @CorkLGFA @MunsterGAA @
UCC Sport@UCCSport19 May 2025
🎉Applications for the 2025.2026 UCC Sport Scholarships are now open! 🏅 Apply by September 3rd to receive top-tier support and education while advancing your athletic career at UCC. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/3SGPm1R #UCCSport #Scholarships #StudentAthletes
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Dr Daniel Bingham@Daniel_Bingham14 May 2025
Thrilled to announce our new publication in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living! "Children's perceptions of physical literacy: exploring meaning, value, and capabilities for lifelong physical activity" frontiersin.org/journals/spo… @LozFo @brainercise @Sport_England @UniofBradford

Frontiers | Children's perceptions of physical literacy: exploring meaning, value, and capabilities...

IntroductionThe concept of physical literacy has been defined differently across the world. To create a consensus statement and definition of physical litera...

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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
Cork GAA
@OfficialCorkGAA13 Apr 2025
Congratulations to Cork Camogie on winning the league today! A fantastic performance and a well-deserved victory.
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OfficialCorkCamogie@CorkCamogie13 Apr 2025
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UCC GAA@ucc_gaa24 Mar 2025
Always will be known as Eddie Gunning the Fitzgibbon winner in 2019 @UCCSport @wesleyob1
Springer Statistics@SpringerStats24 Mar 2025
Dr. Edward Gunning is at ENAR 2025, New Orleans, presenting Mixed Effects Models for Complex Functional Object Data Using Latent Machine-Learning Embeddings. He has a new book available Functional Data Analysis in Biomechanics. Stop by Springer booth, and browse his book
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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
Phil Kearney@kearney_phil19 Mar 2025
Skill Development in Gaelic Games It was an enormous honour to present on skill development at the Gaelic Games conference in November. My presentation, alongside many others, is now available via @gaalearning: youtube.com/watch?v=_OtGhILl… Here’s a short 🧵 on some ideas I covered.
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Well done to our five colleagues in the UCC School of Education on their recently published article in @Editor_IES Their study examines the impact of the transition to a two-year PME programme in Ireland on student teacher development. Full paper at: doi.org/10.1080/03323315.202…
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Registration is now open! Join us at the ISESA Conference 2025 on 22 & 23 May at SETU Waterford for an engaging programme featuring expert keynotes, discipline-specific sessions, and an elite athlete panel discussion. 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/3QlUmrD
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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
Aoife Lane@aoifemlane14 Feb 2025
👋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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Mike Duncan@MikeDunky6 Feb 2025
Here @CovUni_PASES we are delighted to be hosting the UK & Ireland meeting of the @IMDRC_MotorDev. Super presentations from PGR to Prof, covering all aspects of children's motor development @CovUniResearch @lagoajoao123 @iamnesliii @EmineDoluCaglar
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Aoife Lane@aoifemlane13 Jan 2025
Last shout for this! Register by Friday if you would like to join us in Glasson in 2 weeks time.
Aoife Lane@aoifemlane6 Jan 2025
🚨 Join us at the Women in Sport & Exercise Conference! 🚨 📍 Glasson Lakehouse | 🗓️ Jan 31 | ⏰ 8AM-4PM 🎤 Keynotes: Prof Hackney, Prof Pike, Dr Jackman 💡 Workshops, research spotlights & MÍDE launch! 👉 Register by Jan 10! bookings.tus.ie/events/all-i… #WomenInSport
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Dr. Wesley O'Brien retweeted
UCC GAA@ucc_gaa19 Dec 2024
The 2025 Canon O’Brien Cup will be played on Thursday January 9th in the Mardyke @ 7pm between Cork and UCC in senior hurling. @OfficialCorkGAA @FiFinnymac @Denis_Hurley @UCCSport @MunsterGAA
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