To close out a fantastic year of Irish Athletics we had guest host David Gillick talk Life, Sport, Medals, Disappointment and Professionalism with two of our female stars of the past 12 months. Ciara Mageean and Sophie Becker tell us about what it means to them to represent Ireland, spur on a new generation and have classrooms named after them!

In this latest episode we meet the Canadian small town girl who made it big in the city to the soundtrack of a Daft Punk album. Hear why DeGrassi High was a groundbreaking TV drama, find controversial Christmas songs and hear the best Christmas gift tale that will bring a tear to your eye. Damien Lodge meets Mandy Dennison to talk Winter, Canadian geography, Queen Elizabeth, competitive video gaming and a whole lot more.

What drives a woman to become an elected representative? Who were her heroes? What came before and what comes after? One of Ireland's most recognisable TD's Jennifer Carroll MacNeill gives us an insight into the life of a Fine Gael minister in her candid conversation with Liah Doran

Imen Zitouni, Intact's Chief Marketing Officer stops by to talk about her career, favourite films, talking to her friends mother on the phone and New York's Studio 54. Hosted by 123's effervescent Elaine Knowles, enjoy a few minutes in the vivacious company of two women who have made marketing their thing and living life to the full, their priority.

Listen to Louis Marcotte talk about leadership, human capital, diversifying your career and what his twenty year old self wouldn't listen to.

Catherine Hanley talks candidly with the CFO from our Dublin studio.

From winning the Irish Grand National to having her own business and being a TV star on "Ireland's Fittest Family". Meath woman Nina Carberry shares her insights on motherhood, business, sport, growing up in a house full of brothers and horses and dancing! 

Creative guru, Steve Connelly jets in from Boston to talk about his career, basketball coaching, ups and downs in advertising, taking risks and managing a family. Elaine  Knowles asks the questions in a highly entertaining look at the life of an ad man over the last thirty years.

Late last year in front of a live audience, Liah Doran from RSA Dublin interviewed RSA Europe CEO Lynn O'Leary about her career, being a female lawyer in the USA, moving to Luxembourg, her inspirations, challenges and achievements over the course of her life. The conversation was recorded as a live event rather than a studio session so there may be the very occasional dropout in audio quality.

As part of our RISE podcast series Gareth Kealy welcomed Canadian Ambassador Nancy Smyth to a live chat in Dundrum recorded before an enthusiastic audience where Nancy talks candidly about her journey through the Canadian Diplomatic Community and her career to date.

Our RISE host, Amanda Johnson, meets UK & I CEO Ken Norgrove to talk about his career that began with a memorable introduction to customer satisfaction from the king of Irish retail, through the challenging years at RSA Ireland and onto Scandinavia with a very young family and to his latest adventure in the UK where he talks about the future for the region and the relationship with Intact and the wider group.