Orlaith Donlon

[Goldvoya]

I worked with Orlaith and she was a real mean girl. She would ignore, isolate and make comments to belittle those who weren't in her little group. I moved job, mainly because I found work so stressful because of her. She was very professional in dealing with patients but didn't show the same courtesy to all her fellow colleagues. I wasn't the only one to suffer with her and her pals.
I have only seen her once since and she hadn't changed. Looking me up and down. Snide little comments. Not surprised in the least that she has rubbed the other school mums up the wrong way.
I watch her Instagram feed sometimes and would agree she is a loving mother doing the best for children but she is a control freak who has a picture of her and her families perfect life. She is going to find it very tough when the kids rebel and don't want to wear 40 shades of beige and want Barbie or whatever plastic toy is the current fad. The kids do eat a lot of sugar. The m&m, cakes, chocolate and ice cream etc. With her background she should know better. Just because they eat buda bowls doesn't make this ok.
I wish her the best and hope she will be nicer to people in the future than she was in the past. The kids are adorable and I hope Rua will be ok.

I am sorry you had to suffer from what is effectively bullying in the work place.

 

[IGer1]

Find her extremely cold and ignorant. Not a nice vibe from her at all.

Also, I feel she doesn’t let her kids be themselves, all for the gram. Such a shame

 

[Nancy & Donald]

I genuinely wonder where she will put them all when they get older. The older 3 share a bunk. Good luck getting away with that when they’re teenagers.

Yeah, even within the next year Leo will want his own space. He seems like a very reserved, kind child. The box room is a play room that could be turned into a bedroom for one of them. I wonder have they room to extend. Orlaith said the house was left to them so they don't have a mortgage other than whatever renovation they did so they probably could afford a extension. I do think she lives her life through the children and wants to keep them all in a tight unit. That could easily backfire on her

Is this thread just for mother shaming?
My kids eat skit more junk than what I’ve seen hers having

Not mum shaming. It's a fact they eat to much sweet stuff and eating regular food doesn't negate that.

I trained in the hospital she worked in and in absolutely no way was she rude. One of the most lovely, kind girls and exactly as she is on Instagram.

I have also heard stories from others who worked with her and found her downright rude, arrogant, full of herself and unhelpful.
I don't know her so I can't say. Maybe it's she is shy or uncomfortable around people. She is also not popular with the school mums who claim she is standoffish and rude.

 

[Beans.means..]

Ive never once noticed the kids eating loads of junk, so what if they get a cupcake once or twice a week. Id love if my lot ate even half the healthy food hers do. Ive had interactions with her in the past and she was so lovely, maybe she might be more standoffish since rua is sick and thats totally understandable too.

 

[Nancy & Donald]

Follow her and really like her. Her home is impressive and her kids are gorgeous. Has gone through so much with HG and her youngest’s illness. Plus her third is in hospital now. Really feel for her

Eli is home at the moment but has to go back in. Yes, she has been through a lot.
The kids are gorgeous but I wish she would add a bit of colour. Its all so beige

 

[Nancy & Donald]

I followed Orlaith since I had my first child. I go through phases of liking her and then not so much.
She live in a 4 bed semi in Stillorgan which is mainly white with her 4 kids and husband. Dresses the kids very beige and buys mainly wooden toys.
To me it's very sterile but she comes across as a great mum. Youngest child has a medical condition that requires oxygen most of the time. She trained as a midwife but only worked for less than a year as one before she had her first boy.
Have heard that in real life she is far from the sweet mum and is extremely rude to other parents at school/pre school.
Anyone following her?

 

[chocolate choux]

Most Instagramer go silent if anything negative is posted about them. Quite often coming back complaining about trolls. Hopefully Orlaith won't do that.
I also hope that the kids are ok. They are so sweet. Poor Rua in oxygen most of the time. What is his condition? Eli with a sore leg and thr craziness of back to school so she probably just has her hands full.

I believe she said it was a childhood interstitial lung disease but couldn’t be sure exactly which without a lung biopsy, which she understandably didn’t want to put Rua through. She did say the doctor thought he might ‘grow out of it’ as he gets older and will require less oxygen but it’s uncertain. Hopefully that’s the case

 

[Kittenpanda7]

Nothing from her at all on insta since this thread started more or less. Wonder is that a coincidence?

 

[Nancy & Donald]

I’ve met Orlaith numerous times, I’ve only ever seen her to be quiet personable. She has a serious demeanour but is friendly. She doesn’t suffer fools and there are quiet a few of them at the school gates so maybe that’s where that came from

Yeah, maybe but still no excuse to be rude.
Also the amount of sweet stuff the kids eat. I am all for treats but they eat so much junk

 

[Pandakitten]

I'm a new follower of Orlaith's so just wondering if the kids have existing health problems and that's why everyone's wondering if theyre OK? I know the youngest is on oxegen but hadn't heard anything mentioned about the others but again I'm new so could have been mentioned before?

Her second youngest has been in hospital recently because he had a sore leg and was limping I think.

 

[Thump]

I really hope all is ok with Eli, as a mother who has had a few worrisome peadriatics appointments with my own young child, getting bad news regarding my child is my absolute greatest fear in life.

 

[Pandakitten]

It does seem odd that she's privated her account after going to very obvious attempts to grow her following. I really, really hope that the kids are ok.

 

[Nancy & Donald]

Nothing from her at all on insta since this thread started more or less. Wonder is that a coincidence?

I was wondering that as well. Eli was in hospital but she had documented all that so I can't see her stopping that.
I am sure she will be back once she has reflected on it all. Hopefully nothing wrong with the kids. They are adorable

 

[Irishjools]

Any chance we could have a thread on Mam of four and more??

Yes please.

 

[IGer1]

I'm so worried about Eli
I think this is the longest she has ever gone without posting or doing a story. I googled the symptoms and I'm sick now. Please god he is ok

What symptoms? What came up on Google?

 

[Kittenpanda7]

It's a 3 bed semi not 4. It will be a squeeze as the kids get bigger.
I hadn't heard the she was rude in real life but we only see a couple of minutes of her day. The pressure of 4 kids and one permanently on oxygen. What is Rua condition?

I genuinely wonder where she will put them all when they get older. The older 3 share a bunk. Good luck getting away with that when they’re teenagers.

 

[Nancy & Donald]

I worked with Orlaith and she was a real mean girl. She would ignore, isolate and make comments to belittle those who weren't in her little group. I moved job, mainly because I found work so stressful because of her. She was very professional in dealing with patients but didn't show the same courtesy to all her fellow colleagues. I wasn't the only one to suffer with her and her pals.
I have only seen her once since and she hadn't changed. Looking me up and down. Snide little comments. Not surprised in the least that she has rubbed the other school mums up the wrong way.
I watch her Instagram feed sometimes and would agree she is a loving mother doing the best for children but she is a control freak who has a picture of her and her families perfect life. She is going to find it very tough when the kids rebel and don't want to wear 40 shades of beige and want Barbie or whatever plastic toy is the current fad. The kids do eat a lot of sugar. The m&m, cakes, chocolate and ice cream etc. With her background she should know better. Just because they eat buda bowls doesn't make this ok.
I wish her the best and hope she will be nicer to people in the future than she was in the past. The kids are adorable and I hope Rua will be ok.

Blooming heck. Sorry you experienced that but it seems she is not the sweetie she like to portray.

 

[treatyo'self]

Her second youngest has been in hospital recently because he had a sore leg and was limping I think.

Thanks for that! Hope the poor fella is OK.

 

[sugs10]

To be fair I think the kids have an amazing diet and I would love if mine would eat half the things hers do! However I often wonder if her little girl would like to be wearing nice dresses etc? Maybe she doesn’t and that’s obviously fine but any little girls I know who are that age love getting dressed up in pink and frilly things!

Any chance we could have a thread on Mam of four and more??

 

[Illleaveaswipeuphere]

I'm so worried about Eli
I think this is the longest she has ever gone without posting or doing a story. I googled the symptoms and I'm sick now. Please god he is ok