This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Darren Kiely. Darren is from Co. Cork. He’s music originates from his inherited love of traditional Irish music, intertwined with modern influences such as Noah Kahan. At 5 years old, Darren learned the tin whistle, and at 8 years old he picked up the fiddle, eventually teaching himself to play guitar. He began singing in 2019. Darren found his way to New York in 2022 to continue developing his own music. His new track debuted in the Top 40 on the Irish Singles Chart and also landed him in the Top 5 on the Irish Home Grown chart with over 6.5 million total global streams under his belt.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Jamie Finn is an Irish pro footballer who plays for Birmingham City and the ROI women’s national team. She previously represented Shelbourne in her native Dublin. In 2016 Finn spent a short time in college soccer with Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Vera Pauw called up Finn for the first time for the Euro 2022 qualifier against Greece on 12 Nov 2019. On the 22nd Feb 2024, Finn tore her ACL and is currently working hard on her rehabilitation and is determined to return to the football pitch as quickly and as strong as ever!

This week’s guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Max Hart. Max is from Baltinglass in County Wicklow and is a professional racing driver and finalist of Motorsport Ireland/Sport Ireland Young Driver of The Year. Max grew up surrounded by motorsports in his family. Max’s job has brought him all over the world and has been to and raced as close as England and as far as Asia. Max being nominated for Young Driver of the Year, opened doors for him on and off the track and his time in single seaters took him from Formula Vee all the way to Asia to compete with Formula 4 and test a Formula 3 car. Max is now competing in Touring cars which is a motorsport road racing competition with heavily modified road-going cars. It is popular worldwide and has huge viewings.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Marty Guilfoyle. Marty is a well known Dj and radio presenter. Marty has played at some of the biggest festivals in Ireland and also Dj’s abroad. We chat about the industry, stigma and misconception of being a Dj, nightlife, social media, and lots more.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Ashling Thompson is an Irish sportswoman. She plays camogie with her local club, Milford, and with the Cork county team. Ashling has endured a lot of trauma in her life as well as a car accident in 2009 caused severe muscle damage to her neck and back and led to a period of mental illness. Ashling has 3 club all Ireland medals as well as 5 county All Ireland medals and 3 all star awards so far.

This week’s guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Steve O’Mahony. Steve is a dj and music fanatic and DJ. Steve has also worked in Radio Kerry before. He is a proud father to his daughter Alexis. Alexis was born with Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, a rare and serious condition that affects her metabolism, and this has meant the past few years have been challenging for Alexis and her parents

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is former Clare dule football and hurler and All-Ireland winner Podge Collins. Podge made his Banner debut in 2012 and won an All-Ireland medal in 2013 while also winning his first All-Star and named the Sunday Game Player of the Year. That was the start of a decorated career in both football and hurling in the Clare jersey.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Edel Lawlor. Edel is the founder and Director of Expressive play, a child and adolescent therapy centre. Edel has over 20 years experience working in a variety of therapeutic support roles with both children and adults. Edel has an a MA in Psychotherapy and Play Therapy and has also trained in Sandplay Therapy, Art Therapy, Puppetry and Social Care.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Ciaran Prior. Ciaran is a native of Lanesboro in Co Longford and is a former CSI Crime scene investigator. Ciaran has worked on some of Ireland’s most shocking murders. On October 6th, 2022, Ciaran Prior left a career as a Crime Scene Investigator with An Garda Siochana, having spent 23 years working in the Roscommon Garda Division. His first book, ‘Traces of Truth-A CSI Investigates Life and Death’ offers a glimpse behind the scenes into the fascinating world of crime scene investigation.

This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Kayleigh Trappe. While Kayleigh is best known for impersonating other people, The lip-sync artist is has been on an interesting journey from primary school teacher to full-time content creator. Kayleigh has come a long way since she blew up online during the pandemic, having amassed over 295k followers on Instagram and 156k on TikTok – where she’s gained over 3.7million likes. It’s amazing how big and powerful social media is today in 2024.