Best Niall Breslin Podcasts (2024)

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06 Guided Meditation with Yoga Ayurvedic Living Educator Kelly Marie Mills 31:40

1M ago31:40

31:40

Kelly is a Yoga Ayurvedic Living Educator and senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals. Kelly works from her Yoga Ayurveda Living Centre based in Setu Studio Space, Bungalow 7, Clarinbridge. Kelly says “Ayurveda and Yoga balance what you need vs. what you want. This is your medicine, you can call it stress relief, stress management, wor…

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02 Investigating sources of food with Nutritional Therapist Clare Grady 34:46

1M ago34:46

34:46

Clare is a qualified Nutritional Therapist (NT) and advocate for healthy eating and lifestyle medicine. She is owner of ANU Wellness a Galway based holistic Nutritional Therapy practice in Oranmore, County Galway. In this episode Clare is back on the podcast to talk about connecting with natural food sources. She says a good way to judge that we ar…

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05 Changing the conversation around mental health with advocate Niall Breslin 28:32

1M ago28:32

28:32

I chat with Niall Breslin – one of Irelands leading mental health advocates, host of multi-award winning ‘Where is my mind’ podcast, musician, composer, and inspirational life transformation speaker. Niall is currently doing his Ph.D. examining the history of how we dealt with mental health in the past in Ireland both at state and community levels.…

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03 Caring for our bodies with physiotherapist Rory O’Neill 31:04

1M ago31:04

31:04

Rory is a physiotherapist and owner of Ratoath Physiotherapy in Ratoath County Meath. In addition to his training as a physiotherapist Rory has pursued training in cutting edge therapies emerging from around the world. He has completed extensive education in Neurokinetic Therapy, Integrated Cranial, Structural Joint Balancing and Systemic Kinesiolo…

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04 How can we enjoy good mental health? with psychodynamic counsellor Kathy Crinion 35:54

1M ago35:54

35:54

Kathy runs a successful private counselling practice in Trim in County Meath. She is a psychodynamic counsellor and integrates other approaches such as CBT, SFT, Mindfulness and Dreamwork Therapy – this she believes can allow you to unlock closed doors and open up an avenue of growth and freedom. Kathy says “I truly believe that each one of us has …

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01 Connecting with nature with horsewoman Tracie Burroughs 24:40

1M ago24:40

24:40

Tracie is a passionate lifelong horsewoman and yoga practitioner originally from the United States but settled in the west of Ireland for 17 years. She believes that it is every horse rider's responsibility to show up mentally and physically for their horse, and yoga is a great way to help us do that. Tracie offers yoga classes, horse training serv…

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Simply Holistic Living Series 2 1:16

1M ago1:16

1:16

A trailer for series 2 of the podcast Simply Holistic Living - Feeding the mind, body and soul. The series will be released on April 4th 2024 and will feature topics such as connecting with sources of food; how can we enjoy good mental health; changing the conversation around mental health; caring for our bodies; connecting with nature and there wi…

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04 Calm, relaxation and mental health with Yoga Ayurvedic Living Educator Kelly Marie Mills 28:42

7M ago28:42

28:42

Kelly is a Yoga Ayurvedic Living Educator and senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals. Kelly works from her Yoga Ayurveda Living Centre based in Setu Studio Space, Bungalow 7, Clarin bridge. Kelly says “Ayurveda and Yoga balance what you need vs what you want. This is your medicine, you can call it stress relief, stress management, wor…

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06 Mind Over Mountains – mindset and overcoming struggles with Life Coach Mairtin Og 35:41

7M ago35:41

35:41

Mairtin Og is a mindset coach based out of Kinvara in County Galway. Mairtin uses his experiencing of overcoming loss and rebuilding his life to work with clients who are struggling or stuck in their own lives. He set up Mind over Mountains in 2020 – it is an initiative combining coaching, mentoring and the great outdoors. Mairtin chats about minds…

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05 Yoga for everyday – joy of movement with yoga teacher Siobhan Moylan 19:45

7M ago19:45

19:45

Siobhan Moylan is a well-established yoga teacher over many years. Her yoga studio is called SETU and is based in Kilcornan, Chainbridge. County Galway. Siobhan talks to us about her Yoga journey and work and the difference Yoga can make in our everyday lives. We finish the podcast with some tips from Siobhan on what listeners can do today to start…

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03 Self-care and healthy skin with Skincare Developer Yvonne Daly 23:47

7M ago23:47

23:47

Yvonne Daly is the Skincare Developer and Educator at Mervue Natural Skincare in Galway City. Mervue Skincare is a certified organic skincare brand launched in 2021. Yvonne chats about the basic principles for healthy skin and some good simple daily self-care habits to create - promoting healthy skin. https://www.mervuenaturalskincare.com/…

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02 Food is energy for life with Nutritional Therapist Clare Grady 25:47

7M ago25:47

25:47

Clare Grady is a qualified Nutritional Therapist (NT) and advocate for healthy eating and lifestyle medicine. She is owner of ANU Wellness a Galway based holistic Nutritional Therapy practice in Oranmore, County Galway. She discusses that food is energy for our bodies and get us to think about what we eat and how we eat. She suggests some simple ch…

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01 Vision for your life with Success Coach Fiona Brennan 35:46

7M ago35:46

35:46

Fiona is a Success Coach – she believes we all have the “power to do and be whatever we choose, once we decide, commit, believe, and take action!“ Through her business Inspire, Action, Success Fiona works with female business owners and individuals to help them transform their lives. Fiona is based in County Clare. She chats about the power of havi…

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Simply Holistic Living - Feeding the mind, body and soul 1:42

7M ago1:42

1:42

A trailer for the upcoming podcast series Simply Holistic Living - Feeding the mind, body and soul. The series will be released on September 28th 2023 and will feature topics such as creating a vision for your life, how food is medicine, self care and healthy skin, calm, relaxation and mental health, Yoga for everyday and mindset and overcoming str…

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Minisode #10 Dr John McCrae 11:27

2y ago11:27

11:27

Dr John McCrae is head of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. He tells Louise and Gráinne about the challenges and opportunities when working with data and minority languages.By FH Media Consulting

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S2. Ep4. Language, art and a barge - it's culture baby! 33:15

2y ago33:15

33:15

Language, art and an eco barge feature in episode four as Louise and Gráinne talk to Dr John McCrae about his work at the helm of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. They also talk to Dr Hilary Murray about her career at the interface between art and neuroscience. Finally they speak to artist Anne O'Leary about her Eco Showboat …

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Minisode #9: Dr Ankit Verma 8:23

2y ago8:23

8:23

With the increasing focus on renewable energy sources, and the urgency with which we need to move away from fossil fuels, the idea of solar prospecting is perhaps a less familiar concept than other practices in the area of sustainable energy. Louise and Gráinne spoke to Dr Ankit Verma last year about Insight's work in this field.…

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Minisode #8 Niall O Brolcháin 10:45

2y ago10:45

10:45

Gráinne and Louise spoke to Niall O Brolcháin about his work on EU project Care Peat in a fascinating discussion that explored the value of our peatlands in the climate crisis.By FH Media Consulting

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Minisode #7 Prof Barry Smyth 14:22

2y ago14:22

14:22

Professor Barry Smyth realised early on in the pandemic that readily available data could be used to tell us more about what was happening. He told Gráinne and Louise all about it.By FH Media Consulting

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Minisode #6: Claudette Pretorius on youth mental health online 9:27

2y ago9:27

9:27

Dr Claudette Pretorius is a psychologist working in Insight@UCD. She talks to Louise and Gráinne about her research into how teens access mental health services onlineBy FH Media Consulting

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Minisode #5: Prof Andrew Parnell on Covid Modelling 11:53

2+ y ago11:53

11:53

The best explanation of Covid modelling that you'll ever find. The excellent Professor Andrew Parnell from Insight@Maynooth Uni spoke to Louise and Gráinne last year about his workBy FH Media Consulting

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S2. Ep3. Cathal's log, Stardate 2021 34:59

2+ y ago34:59

34:59

It's a jam packed episode this week with Professor Norma Bargary discussing how we make sense of vast quantities of data and the importance of putting people at the centre of research. Diarmuid Kennedy and Dr Cathal Gurrin talk about The Eternal Memory, a short film (watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FGM4rq6pw) which explores Gurrin's l…

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S2. Ep2. From Dublin to the Super Bowl 32:48

2+ y ago32:48

32:48

We don't normally do themed episodes but this is one exception. If you have ever been curious about the process of the commercialisation of research, this is the episode for you. Two fascinating interviews. One with CEO of Stimul.ai, Naomh McElhatton who is currently working to make technology that came out of research led by Professor Barry O'Sull…

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S2. Ep1. Tears, tango and an Irish Mammy: The secrets of a successful PhD 32:17

2+ y ago32:17

32:17

Gráinne and Louise talk to Dr Ciara Duignan about Flourish, a student wellbeing module running in DCU and UCD. Is integrating wellbeing into higher level education the shape of things to come. Professor Alan Smeaton talks about the challenges of the blended campus, and the advent of the new normal and Dr Mehran Hossein Zadeh Bazargani tells us abou…

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Minisode #4: Professor Griffith Rollefson 10:03

3y ago10:03

10:03

How can data science be applied to the study of hip hop music? Professor Griffith Rollefson explained all to Gráinne and LouiseBy FH Media Consulting

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Minisode #3: Professor Máire Connolly 14:09

3y ago14:09

14:09

In the midst of one pandemic, some are already preparing for the next. Professor Máire Connolly spoke to Louise and Gráinne about her work with Professor Jim Duggan and others on Pandem 2, a huge collaborative project dealing with Europe's preparedness for future pandemics.By FH Media Consulting

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Minisode #2: Dr Emer Doheny 7:45

3y ago7:45

7:45

Dr Emer Doheny spoke to Louise and Gráinne about Breathe into your Phone, a project that aims to help those hospitalised with Covid using the technology they already have in their hands.By FH Media Consulting

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Minisode #1: Professor Madeleine Lowery 10:37

3y ago10:37

10:37

Gráinne and Louise talk to Professor Madeleine Lowery about her research at the frontier of the effort to combat devastating diseases like Huntington's and Parkinson's.By FH Media Consulting

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Ep15. Happy Poddy's Day 33:51

3y ago33:51

33:51

This is the final episode of The Insight Podcast and it's a goodie. Louise and Gráinne talk to Professor Máire Connolly about her work with Professor Jim Duggan and others on Pandem 2, a huge collaborative project dealing with Europe's preparedness for future pandemics. After that, they speak to Lorin Sweeney about video memorability and then Dr Ao…

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Ep14. Life on Mars 31:23

3y ago31:23

31:23

In this episode, Professor Kieran Moran talks about putting manners on the sport of hurling by standardising the sliotar. Dr Ankit Verma talks solar prospecting and how the geomorphology of craters could lend us an insight into life on other planets. Finally, Dr Ciara Duignan tells us about Flourish, a project that aims to harness data to better en…

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Ep13. History repeating 32:16

3y ago32:16

32:16

This week Gráinne and Louise talk to Dr Georgiana Ifrim of Insight@UCD about her work with Prof Brian Caulfield's group and how healthcare services and authorities are beginning to do a better job of linking in with the research community. Dr Stephen Behan of Insight@DCU tells us about Moving Well Being Well because the results are in and they are …

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Ep12. Puzzles from Japan 30:05

3y ago30:05

30:05

In Episode 12 Louise and Gráinne talk to Dr Susan Leavy about her work on trustworthy AI. Dr Helmut Simonis talks Sudoku and constraint programming while Professor Simon Wilson discusses the Research Challenge of Scalability.

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Ep11. Shouldn't have called it a cruise. 32:50

3y ago32:50

32:50

On episode 11, we have Dr Margaret McCaul talking water quality and adventures in research. Dr Lukasz Porwol tells us about the EPE initiative, the virtual reality classroom. Finally, Professor James Gleeson and Professor Nial Friel explain the research challenge, Fundamentals of Data Science and tell us why they are, in a manner of speaking, kind …

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Ep10. "The past is unpredictable" 33:04

3y ago33:04

33:04

In this episode, Professor Andrew Parnell talks to Louise and Gráinne about his Covid 19 research. In that segment, we talk a lot about the Hamilton Institute's Covid Data Dive and some apps, all of which are available here. Insight@DCU PhD candidate Sarah Dillon speaks to us about the RISK study for recreational runners. Finally, in the latest of …

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Ep9. Hiveminds 29:09

3+ y ago29:09

29:09

Dr Andrew McCarren is collaborating on a project called UPCOM Understanding and Preventing COVID19 Outbreaks in Meat Processing Plants - Prepared for the Future which received SFI funding in its latest Covid 19 Research and Innovation funding round. He spoke to Gráinne and Louise about the project. Many people will know Alan O'Boyle as Insight's Fi…

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Ep8. Data in a time of Covid 31:18

3+ y ago31:18

31:18

Gráinne and Louise talk to Barry Smyth about his analysis of current Covid data and what he thinks it tells us about where we stand. You can find his blog on the subject here. Also on the pod is Charmaine Cruz, a PhD student who is working on an EPA funded project called iHabiMap: habitat mapping, monitoring and assessment using high-resolution ima…

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Ep7. A breath of fresh air 31:59

3+ y ago31:59

31:59

Louise and Gráinne talk to Insight FI Aoife Morrin about air quality in homes during lockdown. UCD site manager and Brian Caulfield's desert island buddy of choice, Donnacha O'Driscoll talks about managing the challenges of the pandemic and using the moon as a doorway to engaging the public in science. And in the latest of the Research Challenge in…

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Ep6. For peat's sake 31:20

3+ y ago31:20

31:20

In episode six Louise and Gráinne talk to Niall Ó Brolcháin about the case for rewetting and farming Ireland's peatlands; Prof Eileen Gibney explains how data science can revolutionise food and nutrition research; Prof Tomás Ward and Prof Brian Caulfield talk about Insight's Sensing and Actuation research challenge while explaining why success will…

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Ep5. The umpire strikes back 30:10

3+ y ago30:10

30:10

In episode 5, Louise and Gráinne talk to Insight post-doc and international hockey umpire Dr Alison Keogh. They also chat to Ahmed Jouda who interned at Insight during the summer and who happened to have a story about mapping Lesotho. Finally, they catch up with Insight's Citizen Science project Crowd4Access to find out how it's going.…

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Ep4. "We have to deal with kangaroos" 30:08

3+ y ago30:08

30:08

This week Louise and Gráinne catch up with Dr Suzanne Little who talks about her research into automated vehicles and the problems of unpredictable people; Long Pham discusses her journalism career and how it relates to her current role, while Professor Brian Caulfied discusses Covid's impact on his site at UCD and which Insight member he would bri…

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Ep3. Hip hop, psychology, iconography 32:27

3+ y ago32:27

32:27

Gráinne and Louise catch up with Professor Griffith Rollefson to find out why a musicologist is getting involved in data science. Psychologist Claudette Pretorious talks about her research into how teens access mental health services online, and Professor Mathieu D'Aquin talks Insight@NUI Galway, and the role data science can play in disciplines su…

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Ep2. "It's like pace-making for the brain" 32:15

3+ y ago32:15

32:15

Gráinne and Louise talk to Professor Madeleine Lowery about her research at the frontier of the effort to combat devastating diseases like Huntington's and Parkinson's; Professor Alan Smeaton talks Zoom fatigue and Professor Barry O'Sullivan discusses policy influence as researcher and his plans for Insight 2.…

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Ep1. Colour the past and breathe 31:25

3+ y ago31:25

31:25

Gráinne and Louise talk Old Ireland in Colour with Prof John Breslin, cutting edge Covid research with Dr Emer Doheny and Insight ambitions with Prof Noel O'Connor. A Snoring Dog production made by FH Media Consulting for the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics.By FH Media Consulting

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Pilot Minisode: From data ethics to Douglas Adams: Noel O'Connor answers your questions 24:04

4y ago24:04

24:04

How does Noel O'Connor like his eggs? What are his secret ambitions? You asked, he answered. Enjoy this special minisode!By FH Media Consulting

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Pilot: In conversation with the CEO: Professor Noel O'Connor 28:56

4y ago28:56

28:56

Professor Noel O'Connor talks to Gráinne Faller and Louise Holden about taking on the role of CEO of Insight.By FH Media Consulting

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Rosemary Smith & Ann Ingle 49:55

5+ y ago49:55

49:55

In the final episode of the Roisin Meets podcast, Roisin chats to her mum Ann Ingle and legendary Irish race car driver Rosemary Smith about the latter's biography, ghostwritten by Ann. Expect tales of rallying across continents, love affairs with the likes of Oliver Reed and why, in the depths of despair, Rosemary looked over the edge but decided …

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Rosemary Smith & Ann Ingle 49:55

5+ y ago49:55

49:55

In the final episode of the Roisin Meets podcast, Roisin chats to her mum Ann Ingle and legendary Irish race car driver Rosemary Smith about the latter's biography, ghostwritten by Ann. Expect tales of rallying across continents, love affairs with the likes of Oliver Reed and why, in the depths of despair, Rosemary looked over the edge but decided …

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Ziauddin Yousafzai 49:05

5+ y ago49:05

49:05

For over 20 years, Ziauddin Yousafzai has been fighting for equality - first for Malala, his daughter - and then for girls all over the world. On this week's podcast, he talks to Róisín about the roots of his activisim in Pakistan's Swat Valley, his Nobel Prize winning daughter and his book, Let Her Fly.…

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Ziauddin Yousafzai 49:05

5+ y ago49:05

49:05

For over 20 years, Ziauddin Yousafzai has been fighting for equality - first for Malala, his daughter - and then for girls all over the world. On this week's podcast, he talks to Róisín about the roots of his activisim in Pakistan's Swat Valley, his Nobel Prize winning daughter and his book, Let Her Fly.…

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Niall "Bressie" Breslin 19:55

5+ y ago19:55

19:55

In his first children's book Niall Breslin has written a story that encompasses a mindfulness technique to help children explore difficult emotions, face their fears and return to the present moment. Illustrated by Sheena Dempsey, Bressie hopes The Magic Moment will help to encourage children to feel the fear and jump in anyway. He talks to Róisín …

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