Today's guest is Daniel Davey, a renowned performance nutritionist from Ireland, widely recognized for his expertise in sports nutrition and wellness. Daniel has worked with elite athletes and sports teams, including Leinster Rugby and the Dublin Senior Football team, helping them optimise their on pitch performance through tailored nutrition. Dani…

Today's guest is Darina Dunne. Darina is a cornerstone in the Irish fitness community and has probably done more for the industry than any of us will ever know. Darina and her husband Jamie are responsible for the filthy 150. This is Ireland's largest crossfit competition and at one stage was one of the biggest sanctioned Crossfit events in Europe.…

Today's special guest is Niall Breslin or Bressie as most people will know him by. A bestselling author, podcaster, musician and philanthropist, Bressies personal experience has informed his journey to becoming a leading figure in mindfulness for individuals and organisations. One such organisation is A Lust For Life, of which Bressie is a Founder …

Today’s guest is Sam Stewart. Sam was crowned Ireland’s Fittest Man in the 2021 & 2024 Crossfit Open competition. As if this incredible achievement wasn’t enough, Sam also placed 6th in the 2023 Crossfit Games team event, which features some of the most elite Crossfit athletes in the world. Sam's fitness journey began in secondary school, transitio…

Today’s guest is a ray of positivity and beacon of light within the wellness scene in Ireland, it’s Georgie Durcan. Georgie was a finalist at our 2024 Make LIfe RIcher Awards and is known for her impactful work as a motivational speaker, life coach, healer, meditation leader, yoga teacher, and so much more. Georgie’s mission is to inspire, guide, a…

Today's guest is a very important member of the gym plus coffee community, so much so that she received the MVP (most valuable player) Award at our Make Life Richer Awards 2024. For those that don’t know, June Curtin is an amazing human being. She has overcome such adversity in her life and has found her new calling in the sea. Her story has inspir…

Today's guest is 6 times Crossfit Games athlete Emma McQuaid. Emma is an extremely competitive athlete and has just recently qualified for the 2024 Crossfit Games in Fort Worth, Texas. Emma has been competing in Crossfit for 10 years and qualified for her first games after only 2 years of training and she has been up there with the best ever since.…

Today's guest is Ireland’s leading Health and Performance Coach Gerry Hussey. Gerry’s work is hard to define, he works with olympic athletes, sports teams, corporate organisations, he also runs events and retreats. From the outside it all looks very different, but as he says himself, it all boils down to the same thing, it’s helping people live liv…

On this week's episode co-founder Niall Horgan sits down with Talilla Henchoz. Talilla is founder of Club Five, a daily live and on demand programme for people who want to workout at home. She is also founder of the Leap Academy which offers accredited health and fitness courses with elite trainers such as herself and Bradley Simmonds. Talilla has …

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Mark O’Malley. Mark is owner and founder of Wilder Wellbeing, a fitness group based in Salthill, Galway which won Best Drop-In Fitness Class at our Make Life Richer Awards. His passion is to help people create healthier and happier lives filled with movement and energy – with a lit…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Kyla Cobbler. Kyla is a stand up comedian from Cork who is currently living in Barcelona and specialises in observational comedy. She started comedy during lockdown doing skits on social media and eventually branched into stand up comedy. A lot of Kyla’s sketches focus on what it’s…

This week we have a very special episode... co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Rachel Corsie. Rachel is Captain of the Scottish International Football Team where she has over 140 appearances for her country. Having trained as a chartered accountant after university Rachel talks about the similarities between her career crunching numbers a…

This week we have a very special episode.… co-founder Niall Horgan sits down with Rhys McClenaghan. This episode was recorded way back in December, when Niall was hell-bent on trying to beat guests at games of Jenga, so some of the references to times and events may seem a bit out of date. In this episode we get a rare glimpse into Rhy’s life and t…

On this week's episode: co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Dwayne Edgar from Inner City Running Club. Inner City Runners were the winner of The Best Community Fitness Club at our Make Life Richer Awards. The group was set up over two and a half years ago. Dwayne used lockdown as an opportunity to do something positive and get fit and as h…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with George McCabe from G-Force Fitness. G-Force Fitness was the winner of The Best Community Gym at our Make Life Richer Awards. To say that the G-Force crew are an energetic bunch might be a little bit of an understatement. Their energy in the room on the night of the awards was elect…

This week we have a very special episode… co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with an old friend Ronan Conway to discuss The Crew. Ronan is a team performance and self development coach. It’s a very interesting job that sees him working with professional sports teams, athletes, corporate teams and even prisoners in Mount Joy. This is something …

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Steve Crosbie. Steve is owner and founder of Fad Saoil Saunas. Fad Saoil mean’s longevity in Irish and that’s exactly what Steve is trying to achieve. Longevity of health, wellness and the often overlooked social side to this Finnish tradition. Steve has built an amazing community …

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Christine Higgins. Christine is founder of Spiritual Wellness Christine. She is a Reiki Master, Spiritual Coach, Yoga instructor and recently won Best Outdoor Experience at our MLR Awards for her Full Moon Healing Circles, which she runs Níall O’Murchu. Who features on Episode 1. T…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down and talks all things health and fitness with Sean Harding. Sean or better known as Seany B2B is owner and founder of Back 2 Basics. Back 2 Basics is a gym based in the heart of Tallaght and this community is a hive of activity. It’s a state of the art facility with the best of equipment…

This week we have a very special episode. Co-founder Niall Horgan sit’s down with Jacob Donegan. Jacob has been on an incredible journey over the last few years, transitioning from female to male and dealing with the physical, mental and emotional effects of that. Jacob’s not afraid to talk about the uncomfortable aspects of gender transition and h…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down and talks about the importance of breath-work with Níall Ó’Murchú (pronounced Neal). Níall has been working in wellness for over 20 years. He’s a level 3 Wim Hof instructor, which is the highest level an instructor can reach. He runs breath-work workshops and has worked with some high p…

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