Making It Happen

We are episode number 47 with Chris McNaghten   

Chris McNaghten competed as one of Irelands strongest men for 12 years, in 2018 he found his biggest strength to date and started talking openly about his battles with depression...

After a local TV interview, Chris released that his story can really help make a difference. He founded Bear Strong, a mental health and LGBTQ awareness brand, named after his documentary Bear strong which with viral in 2019. Chris now travels world-wide connecting with so many people. His story is raw, open and deep. However, his survival is inspiring, and brings hope and belief to so many people.

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We are episode number 46 with Sharon Keegan 

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Sharon Keegan Founder & CEO Peachylean. A Fitness apparel brand which supports & instils self-esteem and confidence in women. which sell colourful and fun workout leggings, after completing her postgrad Innovation course in UCD. She tapped into the mentality of many women at the gym who were feeling low and unconfident while working out. Peachy Lean is there to make them feel on top again

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Anthony is also a founder of Europe’s largest

Welcome to Making It Happen I’ll be your host Tom Dalton

We are episode number 45 with Ray Goggins   

Ray Goggins served in the Irish Army for 26 years, including 17 years in the Army Ranger Wing as an operator and leader in a Tier 1 Special Operations Unit. He is currently chief instructor on RTÉ’s Ultimate Hell Week and director of a training and leadership company, Coreskill, working with various corporate organisations and teams.

Specialist in Leadership and Training for Multiple organisations in sport, business, security and social.

Chief Instructor RTE Hell Week.

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Laurna Mc Dermott

Is one of the founding members of Wunjo Club

Wunjo Club is a proud Dublin-based company founded in 2020.

At Wunjo Club, we safeguard all our products guaranteeing they are made with the greatest attention to detail, ensuring they are everlasting, and maintain their quality after multiple washes and wears.

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We are episode number 41 with Kevin Owens 

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Dublin college student Kevin Owens, who started a sneaker cleaning business as a school transition year project, says he has never been busier due to the Covid-19 pandemic and also as more people turn towards “upcycling”.

The Dublin student operates his business, Sneaker Cleaner, from an office space in Dublin city centre, with Grafton Cleaners on South William Street operating as a drop-off and pick-up location for the runners.

Mr Owens, who is studying visual communications in college, started the business in 2017 while in fourth year at secondary school.

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This weeks guest -

Isaac John is a former professional rugby league footballer

John currently is the creative director and co-owner of the clothing brand YKTR (You Know the Rules) which was founded in 2016 and has gone on to form another business named YKTR Sports in 2019.

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Klara O'Leary is an ecommerce entrepreneur who founded CareBoxCollection.com in October 2020, during the first coronavirus lockdown. Through Care Box Collection Klara provides self care and wellness gifting and subscription boxes to customers and their loved ones across Ireland and the EU with the aim of providing meaningful gifts and helping people prioritise themselves.

We are episode number 39 with Geraldine Carton and Taz Kelleher of The Useless Project

The Useless Project was started by Geraldine Carton and Taz Kelleher in November 2018. Powered by energy, enthusiasm and positivity, the aim of this collective has always been to bring like-minded individuals together and highlight the positive, accessible and pragmatic side to living a more sustainable lifestyle. 

Starting-off largely events-based, The Useless Project has expanded beyond the realms of swap shops and flea markets (although these continue!), merging into education, advocacy, awareness-raising and online content generation, amongst other activities.

On this site you will find a wide range of resources, ranging from DIY upcycling videos and sewing tutorials, to batch-cooking recipes, climate justice deep-dives and listicles of our favourite sustainable brands in Ireland and beyond. This is a space to learn, to connect, and to engage with new and interesting ideas. We’re not calling for a small amount of people to be perfectly zero-waste or “100% sustainable”. What we want to see is a huge amount of people making incremental positive changes in whatever way they can.

My next guest Keith Barry

As the world’s leading TV hypnotist, Mentalist and Brain Hacker Keith Barry has been blazing a trail across the globe for many years.  His mind-blowing skills have been showcased in over forty international television shows, including his most recent series, The Keith Barry Experience. He also recently starred in ITV’s smash hit series You’re Back in The Room where he hypnotised the contestants to stop them winning the prize money! The first hypnotism format on TV in the UK for several years, this show garnered huge audiences and proved to be a big prime-time hit for ITV.