Louise Nealon is a writer from Co. Kildare. She studied English literature in Trinity College Dublin, and then completed a Masters in Creative Writing at Queen’s University Belfast.

Her first book , ‘Snowflake’ was published in 2021, and went straight to number one on the bestsellers list where it stayed for a number of weeks. It received many awards including Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year at The An Post Irish Book Awards 2021, and the One Dublin One Book choice for 2024.

Louise’s second book ‘ Everything that is beautiful’ has just been released and is high in the Irish fiction charts.

Louise is a former camogie player with Cappagh camogie club, and intertwines her love of the sport and the GAA community in her writing.

This podcast is sponsored by Ideal Bathrooms and Tiles @idealbathroomsire

Produced by @cutdownstudios and @fractionleadership

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Michael Fennelly is an eight-time All-Ireland hurling champion, former Offaly senior hurling manager, and recognised specialist in high performance.

As Kilkenny GAA’s former Performance Lead and a Lecturer in Sport Science at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), he combines elite sporting achievements with cutting-edge academic research to deliver engaging and impactful talks on leadership, performance, and teamwork.

We chatted about the challenges that come with playing and, also managing, at intercounty level in the GAA, the impact coaching can have on players, and how he has developed his career since retiring from the Kilkenny team.

This podcast is sponsored by Ideal Bathrooms and Tiles @idealbathroomsire

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Niamh McGowan is the founder of McGowan Physio and she is one of a handful of specialist scoliosis physiotherapists in Ireland.

Niamh captained Down to a memorable win over Fermanagh in 2014, and we discuss what it took to get there and how her sporting experiences have shaped her, and her business.

We also discuss inequality within sport, and the unique challenges faced by female sports players, which often hinders their ability to compete at the highest level or reach their full potential.

This podcast is sponsored by Ideal Bathrooms and Tiles @idealbathroomsire

Produced by @cutdownstudios and @fractionleadership

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.