With 144 caps to her name and a place on the Scotland International Roll of Honour, Jen Beattie is a certified Scotland legend. Now playing in California with Bay FC, the former Arsenal defender sat down with Gordon Duncan to chat through her career in dark blue and beyond.By Scotland National Team

Today’s guest is a ray of positivity and beacon of light within the wellness scene in Ireland, it’s Georgie Durcan. Georgie was a finalist at our 2024 Make LIfe RIcher Awards and is known for her impactful work as a motivational speaker, life coach, healer, meditation leader, yoga teacher, and so much more. Georgie’s mission is to inspire, guide, a…

Today's guest is a very important member of the gym plus coffee community, so much so that she received the MVP (most valuable player) Award at our Make Life Richer Awards 2024. For those that don’t know, June Curtin is an amazing human being. She has overcome such adversity in her life and has found her new calling in the sea. Her story has inspir…

Today's guest is 6 times Crossfit Games athlete Emma McQuaid. Emma is an extremely competitive athlete and has just recently qualified for the 2024 Crossfit Games in Fort Worth, Texas. Emma has been competing in Crossfit for 10 years and qualified for her first games after only 2 years of training and she has been up there with the best ever since.…

Today's guest is Ireland’s leading Health and Performance Coach Gerry Hussey. Gerry’s work is hard to define, he works with olympic athletes, sports teams, corporate organisations, he also runs events and retreats. From the outside it all looks very different, but as he says himself, it all boils down to the same thing, it’s helping people live liv…

From Penicuik and Hibernian, to Los Angeles and Angel City FC, Scotland's Claire Emslie sits down to discuss her career on the latest episode of the Official Scotland Podcast. Filmed in our most recent camp, Claire cover her early experiences in the game, travelling the world playing the game she loves, and why being at each Scotland camp is soo im…

Scotland Roll of Honour member Christian Dailly joins Gordon Duncan for the Official Scotland Podcast to reminisce about his 67 caps for his national team.By Scotland National Team

To mark International Women's Day 2024, we hosted a panel discussion at the Scottish Football Museum, with Emma Watson, Leanne Ross, Abbie Hendry and Julie Fleeting joining Amy Irons to discuss their experiences in the game.By Scotland National Team

Scotland captain, Rachel Corsie, is our latest guest on the Official Scotland Podcast, speaking from the latest Scotland Women's National Team camp out in Spain. Rachel joined us ahead of International Women's Day 2024 to discuss what the day means to her, her career in a Scotland shirt, and look ahead to a big year for her and the squad.…

The Official Scotland Podcast returns with the King himself – Kenny Dalglish. Host Gordon Duncan joins our joint-highest Men's goalscorer to chat about his time in the dark blue of Scotland.By Scotland National Team

On this week's episode co-founder Niall Horgan sits down with Talilla Henchoz. Talilla is founder of Club Five, a daily live and on demand programme for people who want to workout at home. She is also founder of the Leap Academy which offers accredited health and fitness courses with elite trainers such as herself and Bradley Simmonds. Talilla has …

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Mark O’Malley. Mark is owner and founder of Wilder Wellbeing, a fitness group based in Salthill, Galway which won Best Drop-In Fitness Class at our Make Life Richer Awards. His passion is to help people create healthier and happier lives filled with movement and energy – with a lit…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Kyla Cobbler. Kyla is a stand up comedian from Cork who is currently living in Barcelona and specialises in observational comedy. She started comedy during lockdown doing skits on social media and eventually branched into stand up comedy. A lot of Kyla’s sketches focus on what it’s…

This week we have a very special episode... co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Rachel Corsie. Rachel is Captain of the Scottish International Football Team where she has over 140 appearances for her country. Having trained as a chartered accountant after university Rachel talks about the similarities between her career crunching numbers a…

This week we have a very special episode.… co-founder Niall Horgan sits down with Rhys McClenaghan. This episode was recorded way back in December, when Niall was hell-bent on trying to beat guests at games of Jenga, so some of the references to times and events may seem a bit out of date. In this episode we get a rare glimpse into Rhy’s life and t…

On this week's episode: co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Dwayne Edgar from Inner City Running Club. Inner City Runners were the winner of The Best Community Fitness Club at our Make Life Richer Awards. The group was set up over two and a half years ago. Dwayne used lockdown as an opportunity to do something positive and get fit and as h…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with George McCabe from G-Force Fitness. G-Force Fitness was the winner of The Best Community Gym at our Make Life Richer Awards. To say that the G-Force crew are an energetic bunch might be a little bit of an understatement. Their energy in the room on the night of the awards was elect…

This week we have a very special episode… co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with an old friend Ronan Conway to discuss The Crew. Ronan is a team performance and self development coach. It’s a very interesting job that sees him working with professional sports teams, athletes, corporate teams and even prisoners in Mount Joy. This is something …

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Steve Crosbie. Steve is owner and founder of Fad Saoil Saunas. Fad Saoil mean’s longevity in Irish and that’s exactly what Steve is trying to achieve. Longevity of health, wellness and the often overlooked social side to this Finnish tradition. Steve has built an amazing community …

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down with Christine Higgins. Christine is founder of Spiritual Wellness Christine. She is a Reiki Master, Spiritual Coach, Yoga instructor and recently won Best Outdoor Experience at our MLR Awards for her Full Moon Healing Circles, which she runs Níall O’Murchu. Who features on Episode 1. T…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down and talks all things health and fitness with Sean Harding. Sean or better known as Seany B2B is owner and founder of Back 2 Basics. Back 2 Basics is a gym based in the heart of Tallaght and this community is a hive of activity. It’s a state of the art facility with the best of equipment…

This week we have a very special episode. Co-founder Niall Horgan sit’s down with Jacob Donegan. Jacob has been on an incredible journey over the last few years, transitioning from female to male and dealing with the physical, mental and emotional effects of that. Jacob’s not afraid to talk about the uncomfortable aspects of gender transition and h…

On this week's episode co-founder Diarmuid McSweeney sits down and talks about the importance of breath-work with Níall Ó’Murchú (pronounced Neal). Níall has been working in wellness for over 20 years. He’s a level 3 Wim Hof instructor, which is the highest level an instructor can reach. He runs breath-work workshops and has worked with some high p…

A quick introduction to The Gym Plus Coffee Podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Enjoy! Find out more on: www.gympluscoffee.comBy GYM PLUS COFFEE

This is episode 10 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with groundbreaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by the phenomenal Hannah Miley! Hannah is an individual medley swimmer who debuted for the British Swimming team in 2006 an…

This is episode 9 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with groundbreaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by Wales and Gloucester-Hartpury player Gwen Crabb! Alongside being a professional rugby player, Gwen is also a personal tra…

Ep.8 Description This is episode 8 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with groundbreaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by the remarkable Ruth Mwandumbu. Ruth won the England Rifle Shooting Championship in 2018 and 2022 after f…

This is episode 7 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with groundbreaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by the amazing British crossfitter Lucy Campbell! Lucy transferred sport to crossfit after previously competing in swimming …

This is episode 6 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with ground-breaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by social media star and Glasgow Raptor's player Kurt! Kurt started making Tik Toks during the lockdown of the Covid-19 pan…

This is episode 5 of the latest Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with groundbreaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by Taylor Winyard who after retiring from a lengthy kayaking career, took on a new challenge - to row the Atlantic. She w…

This is episode 4 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with ground-breaking guests! On this episode of the pod we are joined by Scotland football captain and centurion Rachel Corsie. After nearly a decade in the professional game, Rachel has a uniq…

This is episode 3 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with groundbreaking guests! This week on the pod, hosts Sarah Bonar and Rhona Lloyd are joined by Canadian international rugby players Emily Tuttosi and Paige Farries. Emily and Paige tell us a…

This is episode 2 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with ground-breaking guests! It was an absolute pleasure to have recently retired England and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown on the podcast to reflect on her career on the pitch, everything s…

This is episode 1 of the new Women Who Sport 10-part series titled "Big Conversations" where we will be discussing important issues in todays sporting world with ground-breaking guests! To kick off the series, Sarah Bonar and Rhona Lloyd chew the fat about what's been going on for the last 18 months. We talk about struggling with motivation during …

Caroline Weir is our latest guest on the Official Scotland Podcast, as she chats life at Manchester City, early days with Scotland, three games that have defined her international career so far – and there's a few mentions of her pal Claire Emslie too!By Scotland National Team

We didn't manage to track down an Australian to complete the Rugby Series we did during the summer... but lucky for us Libby Birch, the Melbourne Aussie Rules star, stepped into to teach us about a different type of code! The women's AFL game is in a unique position on the verge of professionalism where players are contracted to play for 6 months o…

This week on the Women Who Sport podcast we are joined by kiwi legend Tyla Nathan Wong! Tyla has an Olympic silver medal and Commonwealth gold to her name at age only 26 and she will be competing at Tokyo 2020(1). We discuss her journey with the Black Ferns sevens team, the importance of team culture off the pitch to aid performance on the pitch an…

On this episode of The Rugby Series on the Women Who Sport podcast we are joined by Canadian international Daleaka Menin! Daleaka is one of the coolest people we have ever met and it's a pleasure to get to share her story on our podcast. We speak about body image, playing rugby overseas, the strength of the Canada team and how Daleaka navigates pla…

Ep.25 the BTG girls debrief Scotland's opening match at EURO 2020 with Special Guest, Rosengard & Scotland International Fiona Brown. - Team Selection- Peformance - Occasion- Look ahead to Scotland v Eng - An insight into the current SWNT camp and their friendly match v WalesHit the girls up on Instagram @Behindthegoals_ Check it out!! Reviews/comm…

On episode 6 of The Rugby Series we speak to Scottish international Emma Wassell! Emma started playing rugby in high school and never looked back, now having 47 consecutive caps for Scotland, of which 45 caps are in the starting 15. If that's not impressive enough, she gained these caps while completing her degree in Accountancy at Heriot Watt univ…

Behind the Goals makes a return just in time for Euro 2020!! The girls chat all things: - Scotland - Euros - SWNT Friendlies - GCFC Champions & Loads more!! Check it out!!By BTG with Leanne Crichton & Rachel Corsie

On episode 4 of The Rugby Series we speak to Bristol Bears prop Simi Pam who, in addition to playing premiership rugby, works full-time as a doctor in the NHS! Pretty bloody cool. Beyond that, Simi is also a huge advocate for body image, racism in the UK and the mental health charity Looseheadz. Simi is passionate, funny and not afraid to speak up …

On episode 4 of The Rugby Series we speak to Welsh legend Robyn Lock! Robyn is funny, passionate and has an infectious outlook on rugby and life that we can all aspire to. Rob represents Wales internationally and Gloucester Hartpury in the Allianz Premiership and her journey to that international debut includes beating stage 4 cancer. We discuss th…

On episode 3 of The Rugby Series we are joined by 2 legends of the USA 7s team - Naya Tapper and Ilona Maher! They are funny, confident, inspiring and not afraid to celebrate their success. We discuss their journey into the sport, their life outside rugby and the importance of marketing yourself as a female athlete - something that these two have g…

On episode 2 of The Rugby Series on the Women Who Sport podcast, we are joined by Irish legend Alison Miller! Ireland was a prolific winger for Ireland for the best part of a decade and played her final game of rugby for the Barbarians in 2019. She shares with us how she found rugby amidst the heartbreak of losing her dad, what made Ireland so succ…

In the first episode of our Rugby Series we speak to Christelene Steinhobel from South Africa 7s! Christelene, aka Saf, has a fantastic story from getting into rugby at Loughborough university and joining the Springboks to working as a mental skills coach now. We discuss political challenges faced by South African athletes, the development of the 7…

SWNT star Erin Cuthbert joins us for this episode of the Official Scotland Podcast. She chats about three key matches for Scotland, being a Scotland mascot in her childhood, COVID-19 and what happens when a passport goes missing!By Scotland National Team

As we all look forward to UEFA EURO 2020, in this episode of the Official Scotland Podcast we’re looking back to the last time the men’s team played at a major tournament – the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The podcast features interviews with captain Colin Hendry, Kevin Gallacher and Martin Riddell – a Scotland fan who attended all three of our matches – a…

We asked members of the Scotland Supporters Club to send in their questions for Scotland Men's Head Coach Steve Clarke. From questions about THAT night in Serbia, preparations for the EUROs to how his Panini sticker album is getting on – here's what he said.By Scotland National Team

SWNT captain Rachel Corsie joins us in the Scotland camp for the Official Scotland Podcast. Rachel talks us through her international career, picks three key matches she's played in for the national team and tackles some quickfire questions.By Scotland National Team