Molly O'Connor

I am currently working as a Newsdesk Intern with the Irish Independent. From this, I have had the opportunity to cover news stories across a wide range of topics.

I have just completed a MA in Journalism at the National University of Ireland, Galway. I hold a BA in Communication Studies from Dublin City University.

Dublin-based. Email: mollyoc.journalist@gmail.com

RTE.ie • 2nd September 2022

Meet Molly O'Connor - the new news2day presenter!

news2day is back on our screens and they have a brand new presenter. Molly O'Connor joins Reem El-Hassany in studio and around the country bringing you stories from Ireland and around the world.

Irish Independent • 13th August 2022

Students could face ‘Galway to Dublin commute’ due to accommodation crisis

Daily commutes from Galway to Dublin and back are among the dire predictions being voiced about the choices facing students caught in the grip of a worsening college accommodation crisis.

Irish Independent • 13th August 2022

Student housing crisis: ‘We endured extortion, theft, insults, and abuse’

“The country needs to prioritise its own people and students who are suffering, dropping out of college, or not going at all because they can’t afford to.”

Irish Independent • 4th August 2022

‘The spark they lit is now a huge flame’: Fleadh back in Mullingar for the first time since it all began there 71 years ago

Adorned in their blue and yellow and predominantly performing in their native tongue, this ensemble sang with such passion that the language barrier was no longer relevant. In front of a mostly Irish crowd, almost every audience member was left teary-eyed.

independent • 7th July 2022

‘Emotionally, we’re feeling affirmed and validated’ – families celebrate historic new surrogacy rights

Families celebrated outside Leinster House yesterday to hail a “historic day” after a landmark report paved the way for surrogacy rights in Ireland.

Irish Independent • 6th August 2022

Going green: how Ireland’s leading tourist attractions have become eco-friendly

From wildlife parks to museums, there’s a growing emphasis on the environment. We find many top destinations are now rising to the challenge.

Irish Independent • 25th July 2022

Meet the Irish living in Europe’s most expensive places to live: ‘There are pros and cons being here’

The Irish Independent spoke to three Irish people who have made other European countries home and found that the cost of living crisis is not an Ireland-only affair.

independent • 5th July 2022

RTÉ pundit Ursula Jacob reveals she was at hospital antenatal appointment when she decided to hit back at online ‘cowards’

Esteemed GAA pundit, Ursula Jacob, has opened up about the online abuse she has received, labelling the problem “out of control”.

Irish Independent • 6th July 2022

‘I wouldn’t put her through the torture of living with three toddlers’ – Rosanna Davison says she meets up regularly with her Ukrainian surrogate

In 2019, Ms Davison’s daughter, Sofia, was born through Ukrainian surrogate, Anastasiia Berezan. Under Irish law, Ms Davison is not recognised as Sofia’s legal parent.

Irish Independent • 20th July 2022

Listener to Ronan Collins Show claimed playing O Holy Night discriminated against non-Christians

A listener to the Ronan Collins Show who complained that playing the Christmas hymn O Holy Night was discrimination against non-Christians has had his complaint thrown out.

independent • 19th July 2022

Over one hundred bikers escorted the remains of a man who tragically died in an road traffic collision on the M50 last month

More than 100 motorcyclists formed an escort to honour a fellow biker who tragically lost his life in a collision last month as his remains were repatriated to his native England today.

Irish Independent • 15th July 2022

Is this Ireland’s cheapest 99? Shop says low price causes demand for 500 cones a day

With temperatures set to hit a searing 32C over the next few days, it's no wonder people are queuing up for what could be Ireland’s cheapest ice-cream cone.

Irish Independent • 6th August 2022

‘New mothers need a conversation, not a technical solution to breastfeeding challenges’

After Cassia was born, Ms McIndoe received “wonderful” care from the midwives, but she felt like she did not receive as much breastfeeding support as she needed.

Galway Pulse • 1st March 2022

President critical of the state's treatment of travellers

President Michael D Higgins has said that the “failure of State policy” across decades has left Travellers isolated from Irish society.

He spoke in NUIG at the start of a week of events marking six year anniversary since the Irish Government officially recognised the Travelling community as a distinct ethnic group.

President Higgins said that Ireland had not recognised the “the degree of exclusion and the neglect” of ethnic minorities.

“I’ve been thinking as I come to this point in my Preside