Michael O'Brien
Michael 'Mikey' O'Brien is the group clinical director of the Sims fertility clinics in Ireland. He holds a nursing degree, a higher diploma in midwifery, and a master’s degree in leadership and practice. O’Brien joined the Sims Clinic in 2018 and was appointed as group clinical director in 2022. Recently, he was suspended just days after a court ordered his reinstatement, following allegations of inappropriate behavior and concerns he raised regarding conflicts of interest and patient safety.
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His dad is a GP who was part of the Blackrock team which won the Leinster Schools Cup in both 1986 and ’87.
Tommy O’Brien hitting his stride after biding his time – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-01
Michael O’Brien invited George O’Connor to join their landscaping business.
All-Ireland winner George O’Connor on finding mental wellness after ‘years of pure hell’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-06
Michael O’Brien is considered the inventor of modern streaking after running naked across a rugby field in London in 1974.
Die Geschichten hinter ikonischen Fotos
Switzerland· 2025-11-11
Michael O’Brien, the Economy Borough police chief, noted the accident occurred at a 'bad bend' in the road.
School bus carrying junior football team crashes near Pittsburgh; 21 hospitalised; probe under way | World News
India· 2025-08-24Michael O’Brien is a visitor from Doonbeg, Co Clare, who is looking forward to seeing the birds.
Rathlin’s ‘penguins’ may be puffins, but nature lovers still flock to see its birdlife – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-04
Michael O'Brien became a national hero after sharing his experience of sexual abuse on RTÉ’s Questions & Answers.
Former mayor of Clonmel who became an advocate for survivors of clerical abuse – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-03
Michael O’Brien spoke powerfully about the abuse he experienced in Ferryhouse industrial school.
The hurt that dripped from Michael O’Brien and others has to be part of Pope Francis’s legacy – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-25
Michael O’Brien was an abuse survivor and former mayor of Clonmel who gave a voice to the voiceless.
Michael O’Brien ‘gave a voice to those suffering and created hope’, funeral hears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-24
Michael O’Brien had the bravery and strength to open the floodgates about the sexual abuse thousands of Irish children suffered.
Abuse survivors pay tribute to Michael O’Brien and his ‘powerful’ RTÉ testimony on child sex abuse – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-23
Michael O’Brien, a former lord mayor of Clonmel and sex abuse survivor has died.
Michael O’Brien, former lord mayor of Clonmel and abuse survivor, has died – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-23
Michael O'Brien is counsel at the religious legal organization Becket, which is representing the parents in the case.
Supreme Court to debate if elementary schools may skip parental notice for LGBTQ+ reading
United States· 2025-04-19
Michael O'Brien coached at Blackrock Athletic Club, influencing Tommy O'Brien's athletic career.
Leinster’s Tommy O’Brien on Saturday’s URC match and his international hopes – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-17
A print of a 1989 photograph by Michael O’Brien of a smiling Trump in a suit is also in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection.
Painting of iconic Trump raised-fist scene from Butler rally now hangs in Grand Foyer of White HouseUnited States· 2025-04-11
Michael O'Brien was one of the victims of miscarriages of justice who spoke at the Innocence Project launch.
‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour | UK criminal justice
United Kingdom· 2025-04-03
Michael O'Brien is the group clinical director of the Sims fertility clinics who initiated legal action over being put on 'gardening leave'.
Action by group clinical director of Sims fertility clinics against employer has been ‘compromised’, judge told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-27
Michael O’Brien advocates for the use of domestic solar power as a solution for power outages.
Disabled parking spaces and fines – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-17
Michael O'Brien, the group clinical director of the Sims fertility clinics in Ireland, was suspended just days after a judge ordered his immediate reinstatement.
Fertility clinic director was suspended days after court had ordered reinstatement, judge told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-16