Nutritionist, Lecturer, self-proclaimed amateur chef and mother to 2 children who keep me busy and amused! I am passionate about my work as a Nutritional Therapist, and found my love of cooking as soon as I could see above the kitchen counter. Luckily I grew up in a house where we grew our own vegetables, milked our own cows and made our own bread. Not quite “Little house on the Prairie”, but through rose tinted glasses it is not far off.
As a teenager, I really didn’t appreciate the efforts my parents went to, to put quality, whole food on the table for their 6 children, but little did I realise that it would been the foundation of my career as a Nutrition and Wellbeing Expert. And now I gratefully bow to their wisdom and commitment!
But I wasn’t always a nutritional therapist! For more than a decade I circumnavigated and succeeded in the corporate world of Marketing, PR and Sales. However, as the years went on the passion that once ignited me for this world dwindled and I was brought right back to my foundation – Food and Nutrition. Four years later (plus 2 babies in the middle), I qualified with Distinction as a Nutritional Therapist – and so began my new Nutrition Career I now have succeeded to jigsaw my experience together combining the skills I have attained in my careers-corporate, nutrition and parenthood (the most challenging of all!) and specialise in Nutrition and Wellbeing for TEAMS in both corporate and Sporting worlds.
In 2017 I joined the team in the Institute of Health Sciences, Dublin where I now lecture and Tutor in their Nutrition and Lifestyle Diploma to both national and International Students.
I am passionate about imparting information and empowering people in teams to make small changes that can have huge benefits to their team outcome
Corporate Clients
Grainne works with organisations, schools and other institutions of all sizes with a specific focus on nutrition and their employee’s / students well-being and how it can positively impact various areas leading to greater productivity. Implementing a Nutrition and Wellness programme can also help enhance your company’s reputation, making it easier to recruit and retain staff.
Sports Clients
Grainne has established herself as an expert in Team and Sports nutrition over the past number of years. She was the Senior Nutritionist with the Clare Senior Hurling Team, Gerry O Connor and Donal Moloney and has continued to worked extensively with Elite GAA All Star Players, County Senior and Minor Teams, Club Hurling, football and Camogie Teams as well as Athletes from other sporting disciplines, to empower them with evidence based performance nutrition and wellbeing knowledge to help them achieve their performance goals.
Qualifications
Grainne has a BA in Sociology and Psychology from University College Cork, after achieving this she went on to study with the Public Relations Institute of Ireland to attain her professional qualification in PR. Later she studied by night in Dublin Business School for a Diploma in Marketing & Sales.
Then she took a u-turn and changed career and qualified with Distinction in 2013 with the Institute of Health Sciences, as a Nutritional Therapist. Grainne is currently completing her Masters in UCD. She is continuously progressing her studies at a professional capacity in the area of Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine.
Corporate Clients
Grainne works with organisations, schools and other institutions of all sizes with a specific focus on nutrition and their employee’s / students well-being and how it can positively impact various areas leading to greater productivity. Implementing a Nutrition and Wellness programme can also help enhance your company’s reputation, making it easier to recruit and retain staff.
Sports Clients
Grainne has established herself as an expert in Team and Sports nutrition over the past number of years. She was the Senior Nutritionist with the Clare Senior Hurling Team, Gerry O Connor and Donal Moloney and has continued to worked extensively with Elite GAA All Star Players, County Senior and Minor Teams, Club Hurling, football and Camogie Teams as well as Athletes from other sporting disciplines, to empower them with evidence based performance nutrition and wellbeing knowledge to help them achieve their performance goals.
Qualifications
Grainne has a BA in Sociology and Psychology from University College Cork, after achieving this she went on to study with the Public Relations Institute of Ireland to attain her professional qualification in PR. Later she studied by night in Dublin Business School for a Diploma in Marketing & Sales.
Then she took a u-turn and changed career and qualified with Distinction in 2013 with the Institute of Health Sciences, as a Nutritional Therapist. Grainne is currently completing her Masters in UCD. She is continuously progressing her studies at a professional capacity in the area of Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine.