This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Katie-George Dunlevy is an English born para-cyclist competing in tandem events for Ireland. Dunlevy was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa aged 11 and is registered blind. She is amongst the most successful Para Athletes ever to have represented Ireland having medalled consistently at World and Paralympic Games since 2014.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Celine Byrne. Celine is from Kildare and is internationally recognised as one of the most sought-after Lyric Soprano singers having performed for presidents and in world famous venues, Claire performed to her largest audience to date of 45 K people in Rotterdam as well as some of the biggest names.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Séamus Lehane. Séamus is a comedy content creator from Limerick. Known for his observations on Irish culture, he has carved a niche. For himself in the world of comedy through sketches on social media. His content resonates with People, blending humour & relatable insights of life in Ireland.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Killarney native Kayleigh Cronin. The Dr Crokes player played a huge part of the Kerry’s ladies success before making the move down Under in Australia to play AFLW with the Adelaide Crows. She’s had a career of ups and downs but she has overcome every barrier that was put in front of her.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Becky Gilmour last year Becky set off on a skateboard skateboarding the 3,000 Km journey along the Wild Atlantic Way of Ireland to raise awareness of suicide prevention raising money for the Samaritans after she lost a close friend to Suicide. As a mural artist she’s also painting murals along the way.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is former journalist with the Irish Examiner. Donal began his journalistic career back in 1971 with the Kerryman newspaper. He was recruited as a junior reporter at a time when the newspaper employed over 120 people, 10 of whom worked in the newsroom. He covered some of the country's most memorable stories like the Kerry Babies story from start to finish.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Anna McGann. Anna is an Irish international rugby union player from Athlone. She was drafted into the Ireland women’s rugby sevens squad in March, 2023. She was dealt an unexpected card when an ACL injury left her out of action for a number of months. She found a new spark of inspiration that led to the creation of her jewellery business, Chaos The Label.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is is Fiona Murtagh. Fiona is an Irish Olympian rower. She made history winning Bronze in the Women’s 4 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which was Irish rowing’s 1st women’s Olympic Medal. This year she won gold in the women's single sculls at the 2025 World Rowing Champs in Shanghai.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Danny Buckley. Danny failed to get an ADHD assessment through GPs and private clinics here, and ended up being diagnosed in the UK. In 2023 he Co-Founded ADHD Now to help build an end to end diagnosis and treatment solution for his own ADHD which previously did not exist in Ireland.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Harry Greaney. At just 20 years old, Harry was told he had synovial sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. He's battled it not once, not twice, but three times. When doctors could no longer save his arm, Harry had to undergo an amputation.