Lorcan reads and analyses Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda's Too Many Names, a timeless lament of Materialism and Societal Constructs.

This episode is a first in series, with more episodes coming soon featuring some of Lorcan's and many more's best loved local and international Poets and Poems.

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Damian Browne is a former Professional Rugby Player turned Adventurer. Since retiring from Rugby, Damian have ran 6 Marathons consecutively in the Sahara Dessert, Rowed Solo across the Atlantic and is currently undertaking the Seven Summits in conjunction with his goal to visit every country in the world.

We chat all this, the mindset and experiences behind them and more.

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Pail Dermody is a highly successful Personal Trainer, Online Coach and Podcaster from Galway. We chat about the Obesity Crisis in Ireland, Paul's experiences of Education in Ireland and how Paul's philosophies with his clients pervade his lifestyle entirely.

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We chat with Shay L'Estrange,the manager of the thriving Fettercairn Community Centre, about the challenges and rewards of leading change in one of our most disadvantaged communities in Ireland.

In today's episode, Micheál sits down with Steve Flynn, one half of 'The Happy Pear' with his twin brother David.

Recorded upstairs The Happy Pear Café in Greystones, the chat spans Travelling, Home Schooling, Dave's own experience of Education, Veganism and Health and Wellness.

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In this episode, Micheál speaks with Gerry Duffy, a Mullingar man who went from smoking 50 cigarettes a day and overweight aged 27, to completing 32 Marathons in 32 days in 32 Counties in Ireland in 2011 and in 2012 becoming the European Deca Ironman Champion.

The chat spans Gerry's extraordinary Athletic feats and his drives and inspirations as well as the key messages Gerry shares with audiences around the world, including many schools, and his own experience of Education in Ireland.

Gerry's website is https://gerryduffyacademy.com/ which provides links to his books 'Who Dares Runs' 'The Goal Getter' 'Marathon Men' and 'Tick Tock Ten'.

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Micheál talks with Dr. Paul Mooney, former President of the National College of Ireland and author of multiple books including 'The Million Euro Decision: How Education Changes Lives,' published in 2016.

The main themes of the chat are Paul's own journey in Education from leaving school at age 13 to becoming President of a Third Level Educational Institution, a highly successful Author and currently a Managing Partner at Tandem Consulting as well as an exploration of Educational Disadvantage, its systemic causes and symptoms and why it's in everyone's interest for its cycle to be broken

Paul's book 'The Million Euro Decision; How Education Changes Lives' is available on Amazon with the link posted below with all proceeds going to the Peter McVerry Trust.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Million-Euro-Decision-Education-Changes/dp/1908308885

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