Best Michelle OCallaghan Podcasts (2024)

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Sevens Rugby on the Road to Paris - Beibhinn Parsons and Harry McNulty in Conversation 34:14

17d ago34:14

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In today's 80th episode of the show, we are back on the Road to Paris. Our guests are Beibhinn Parsons and Harry McNulty, who hope to be stars of the Irish Rugby Sevens teams. They are coming off a great year and heading to the Stade de France with genuine medal ambitions. TritonLake became the title sponsor of the Ireland Men’s and Women’s Sevens …

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The Sport for Business PwC 30 Under 30 for 2024 - Craig Derham of Verve 32:30

19d ago32:30

32:30

In today's 79th episode of the show, we are again focused on the Sport for Business PwC 30 Under 30. The 2024 intake came together in recent weeks, and this is the second in a short series of interviews with those who have shown the potential to be leaders in our industry for years to come. We are joined by Craig Derham who could have been gracing …

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Seeking Olympic Success on the Water - James O'Callaghan of Irish Sailing on the Sport for Business Podcast 36:55

24d ago36:55

36:55

In today's 78th episode of the show, we are firmly on our Olympic Pathway, chatting to James O’Callaghan, the Performance Director at Irish Sailing and a man with a real passion for the Games. We chat about Ireland’s three boats, the sailors in them and their journeys both to Marseilles and beyond. There are some great lessons to be learned about r…

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The Sport for Business PwC 30 under 30 for 2024 - Michelle Davoren 31:41

26d ago31:41

31:41

In today's 77th episode of the Sport for Business Podcast, we are focused on the Sport for Business PwC 30 Under 30. The 2024 intake came together in recent weeks, and this is the first in a short series of interviews with those who have shown the potential to be leaders in our industry for years to come. We are joined by Michelle Davoren, a master…

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Welcoming Wasserman to Ireland - David McHugh on the Sport for Business Podcast 46:20

1M ago46:20

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In today's 76th episode of the Sport for Business Podcast, we are chatting with David McHugh, the newly minted captain of Wasserman’s Irish operation, founder of Line Up Sports, friend, mentor, and commercial adviser to a host of Irish sporting stars including Tadgh Furlong, Paul O’Donovan and Kellie Harrington. We talk about what that role means i…

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The Birth of ESA Ireland - Sponsorship Insight from Daragh Persse of The Brand Fans - A Sport for Business Podcast 29:22

1M ago29:22

29:22

In today's 75th episode of the show, we are chatting about sponsorship with Daragh Persse, the founder of the Brand Fans and the driving force behind the establishment last week of the European Sponsorship Association or ESA’s first fully-fledged national extension ESA Ireland. Daragh’s credentials in the game are impeccable having worked with Voda…

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Inside the Ropes of Sponsorship with PTSB and Team Ireland - A Sport for Business Podcast 35:11

2M ago35:11

35:11

Hello and welcome to the Sport for Business Podcast. I’m your host Rob Hartnett and In today's 74th episode of the show, we are chatting with the man who is in charge of guiding PTSB’s partnership with Team Ireland, the Olympic Federation of Ireland and Paralympics Ireland, Ger Mitchell. A softly-spoken man of Tuam in County Galway he lets us insid…

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Making Right Decisions - A Sport for Business Podcast with Author Nuala Walsh 44:23

2M ago44:23

44:23

In today's 73rd episode, we are chatting with bestselling author, business leader, one-time sponsor of the Ryder Cup and now Director of the British and Irish Lions, Nuala Walsh. She has written Tune In - How to make smarter decisions in a noisy world and it is a book that will make you smarter by reading it. There are loads of examples to guide yo…

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Walking from Darkness Into Light - A Sport for Business Podcast with Pat Fenlon of Electric Ireland 17:30

3M ago17:30

17:30

In today's 72nd episode of the show, we are returning to a special occasion that takes place every year and gets us out of bed even earlier than usual. Darkness into Light is a coming together of people from all walks of life and for thousands of very personal reasons to walk into the dawn and raise money for Pieta House. Electric Ireland are the l…

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Sport for Business - The Leadership Series with Brian Molloy, President of the Camogie Assoctaion 50:03

3M ago50:03

50:03

In today's 71st episode of the Sport for Business Podcast we are kicking off our 2024 Series on Leadership. In this we will speak to those who have risen to the top of their sporting organisations and for whom the buck stops at their desk. It is our privilege to chat with Brian Molloy, elected in recent weeks as the first ever male President of the…

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Designing for Team Ireland at the Olympic Games - A Sport for Business Podcast with Laura Weber 28:04

3M ago28:04

28:04

In today's 70th episode of the show, we are joined from New York City by Laura Weber, the designer of Team Ireland’s Opening and Closing Ceremony outfits. We chat about fashion and the way it should make you feel, where the connection came to become the designer of such an iconic piece of the Olympic story and so much more. Our Road to Paris Series…

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Running the Streets of Dublin - A Sport for Business Podcast 19:14

3M ago19:14

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In today's 69th episode of the show we are joined by the Race Director of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, Jim Aughney. We chat about the reasons why he is still excited about the race in his fourth decade of managing it, the things that wake him up in the middle of the night and the importance of the agreement with Dublin City Council to keep the r…

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The Business of Rugby with Fiona Coghlan - A Sport for Business Podcast 16:50

3M ago16:50

16:50

In today's 68th episode of the show, we are joined by Hall of Fame former captain of the Irish Women’s rugby team Fiona Coghlan. There was a record crowd for an Irish Women’s Six Nations Game at the RDS this season for the game against Italy but still no win and now the focus switches to Cork this weekend and the visit of Wales Fiona joined us at a…

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Noel Quinn, Head of GAAGo on Marketing the GAA - A Sport for Business Podcast 31:50

4M ago31:50

31:50

In today's 67th episode of the show, we are back in the Business of Gaelic Games. The GAA is basking in the glow of a great Allianz Football Finals weekend but sport is so often all about the next thing and with the Championship season starting almost straight away the Association has launched its first new advertising campaign in five years. We ha…

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Paul McGinley and the Legends Tour - A Business of Golf Podcast from Sport for Business 42:22

4M ago42:22

42:22

In today's 66th episode of the show we are back in the Business of Golf, looking at the launch of the 2024 Legends Tour event at Seapoint Golf Club. We have a rich cast of characters to explore why the Legends is an important part of the golf landscape. We’ll hear from Roddy Carr on the impact of Tourism, and from Keith Mitchell about the importanc…

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Sky Ireland and the FAI with Orlaith Ryan, CCO of Sky Ireland - The Business of Football with Sport for Business 35:27

4M ago35:27

35:27

In today's 65th episode of the show, we are back to the Business of Football and a big week for the FAI and their new sponsor Sky Ireland. We are joined by Orlaith Ryan the Chief Commercial Officer of Sky here in Ireland Sky are also our Primary Partner for football coverage on Sport for Business so we were delighted to head up to the offices, thro…

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Keeping Girls in Sport with Anne Smyth and Nora Sullivan - A Sport for Business Podcast 24:17

4M ago24:17

24:17

In today's 64th episode of the show, we are starting a new series looking at the importance of Children’s sport. We are joined by Anne Smyth of Electric Ireland and Nora Sullivan a Ph.D. researcher and a player with Belfast Ravens to look at some recent research and some lived experience. The Electric Ireland Game Changers partnership with the Iris…

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Cooking Up a Special Paralympics - Neasa Russell in Conversation 27:50

4M ago27:50

27:50

In today's 63rd episode of the show, we meet with Ireland’s Chef de Mission for the Paralympic Games. What you may well ask is a Chef de mission? This Road to Paris series is supported by Team Ireland partner PTSB helping athletes and all of us be altogether more human. The human side of bringing the team to Paris involves a lot of decision-making.…

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The Road to Paris with Daniel Wiffen - A Sport for Business Podcast 10:56

5M ago10:56

10:56

In today's 62nd episode of the show we meet with Ireland’s first-ever Double Swimming World Champion and a genuine contender for Paris, Daniel Wiffen This Road to Paris series is supported by Team Ireland partner PTSB and amongst other things we find out from Daniel what it is that an athlete looks for from a good sponsor. We also find out about hi…

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The Business of Rugby with Hugo Keenan - A Sport for Business Podcast 14:04

5M ago14:04

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In today's 61st episode of the show, we meet with the Ireland and Leinster Full Back Hugo Keenan. We don’t normally focus on players so much as those who enable them to be brilliant but when you are out at the High Performance Centre and Hugo is there well it would be rude not to. The Business side comes when we are talking about the Energia campai…

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The Business of College Football in the US - A Sport for Business Podcast 35:39

5M ago35:39

35:39

In today's 60th episode of the show, we meet with J Batt, the Athletics Director of Georgia Tech University in Atlanta. Georgia Tech will play Florida State University in this year’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. We chat about the changing world of college athletics, about managing 18 high performance programmes rat…

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The Sport for Business Podcast with Niamh O'Sullivan of Sport Ireland 24:38

5M ago24:38

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In today's 59th episode of the podcast we focus on High-Performance sport and the funding of programmes and individual athletes. I’m joined by Niamh O’Sullivan, High-Performance Director at Sport Ireland Our conversation covers the background to the increase in Funding over this current cycle towards the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, what the…

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The Business of Football with Mark Scanlon, League of Ireland Director at the FAI - A Sport for Business Podcast 28:43

5M ago28:43

28:43

In today's 58th episode of the podcast, we return to the Business of Football in this week of the start of the 2024 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Season I’m joined by Mark Scanlon the Director of the League of Ireland at the FAI and we have a wide-ranging conversation about the growing popularity of the League, investing in grounds, the quality …

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The Superbowl Episode with Conor Brophy in Las Vegas - A Sport for Business Podcast 27:53

5M ago27:53

27:53

In today's 57th episode of the podcast, we are talking all things Superbowl, live from Las Vegas with Conor Brophy of Teneo and the Irish NFL Show. We talk about the big game itself and the juggernaut that is the NFL. Along the way, we touch on TV numbers, Sponsorship, U2, Taylor Swift, the billionaire socialism that keeps the sport fresh and gambl…

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The Sponsorship Series with Anneliese Mesilati of UBS - A Sport for Business Podcast 34:00

5M ago34:00

34:00

In today's 56th episode of the podcast, we start a new Sponsorship Series talking to the decision-makers at the highest levels of Irish and international sport. We start with Anneliese Mesilati who manages the North American sponsorship portfolio of UBS. Working with Lewis Hamilton is one of the perks of Anneliese’s job but there are plenty more. W…

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The Business of Football with Tony Doyle of Wexford FC - A Sport for Business Podcast 25:22

6M ago25:22

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In today's 55th episode of the podcast we dive into the Business of Football with Tony Doyle of Wexford FC. We are on the cusp of the start of the 2024 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland season and this is the first in a series of interviews looking at where the League is and where it is going. Our Sport for Business football coverage is in partnersh…

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Analytics, Technology and Innovation in Sport - A Sport for Business Podcast 28:26

6M ago28:26

28:26

In today's 54th episode of the podcast we turn our attention firmly to the future, and a focus on how innovation can make it better in the world of sport Technology is driving change at a faster rate than we can comfortably stay on top of so we all need a helping hand. That is what TU Dublin and Technology Ireland Digital Skillnet are offering by w…

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Tackling the Decline in Sporting Volunteering - A Sport for Business Podcast 20:30

6M ago20:30

20:30

In today's Podcast, we are focusing on the importance of volunteering. It’s something on which the sporting world in Ireland turns, worth billions if you add up the hours of work that people willingly give, but there is a crisis. One in Four volunteers did not come back after the pandemic. To find out more and figure out ways to get it back on trac…

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Tackling Attendance at Women's Sport - A Sport for Business Podcast in Partnership with Lidl 17:07

6M ago17:07

17:07

Today's Podcast comes in our Women in Sport Series and tells the remarkable story of how the University of Nebraska Volleyball programme set about creating a world record attendance at one of their games. 92,003 supporters packed into the Nebraska Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska to watch the team and enjoy an experience that they will remembe…

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Ireland Hosting the Davis Cup - A Sport for Business Podcast 22:42

6M ago22:42

22:42

In today's Podcast we are focusing on tennis and the staging of Ireland’s important Davis Cup tie against Austria on the first weekend of February. We were joined at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin by Tennis Ireland CEO Kevin Quinn, player Osgar O h’Oisin, and Vice Captain David O’Hare for a chat about the context of this first home tie in nine year…

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The Insight Series with John Trainor - A Sport for Business Podcast 25:26

8M ago25:26

25:26

In today's Podcast, we are back in the world of insight. John Trainor is the founder of Onside Sponsorship and recognised across the industry as being the Father of detailed insight on what makes sponsorship work. The Annual Who Won Sponsorship Series returned this week and it was a great gathering from across the sector. After the lights dimmed an…

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The Women in Sport Series with Nora Stapleton - A Sport for Business Podcast 28:40

8M ago28:40

28:40

In today's Podcast, we are bringing you the second in a short series of Women in Sport interviews recorded live at the Irish Film Institute at our tenth annual Women in Sport Conference. It was a great morning and we kicked things off after the all-important networking coffee with Nora Stapleton who is responsible at Sport Ireland for the policy th…

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The Women in Sport Series Live with Liz Howard - A Sport for Business Podcast 26:23

8M ago26:23

26:23

In today's Podcast, we are bringing you the first of a short series of Women in Sport interviews recorded live at the Irish Film Institute at our tenth annual Women in Sport Conference. Our Women in Sport partners are Lidl who have been great champions of Ladies Football at every level over the past six years and long into the future as well. It wa…

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The Insight Series with Louise Burke - A Sport for Business Podcast 29:42

8M ago29:42

29:42

In today's Podcast, we are getting nerdy with the latest in our popular insight series. I’m joined by Louise Burke, the Participation director at Sport Ireland who earlier in November launched Get Ireland Active, an online facility where we can all check on local sports facilities, clubs, and activities in our local area or when we are visiting a n…

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The Business of Rugby with Niall Woods and Jordi Murphy - A Sport for Business Podcast 47:24

9M ago47:24

47:24

In today's Podcast, we are focusing again on the Business of Rugby This series is in partnership with our good friends at Bank of Ireland, proud sponsors of Irish Rugby, and where they encourage us to never stop competing. We are doubling down with guests in this episode, our 51st, with Niall Woods, founder, and Jordi Murphy, newly retired from the…

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The Women in Sport Series with Méabh de Búrca 20:44

9M ago20:44

20:44

Hello and welcome to the Sport for Business Podcast. I’m your host Rob Hartnett and In today's Podcast, we are focusing in once more on the world of Women in Sport. This series is in partnership with our good friends at Lidl, proud sponsors and champions of Ladies Gaelic football where they are making a difference at every level of the game. Our gu…

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The Business of Football with Conor Hoey - A Sport for Business Podcast 41:06

9M ago41:06

41:06

Hello and welcome to the Sport for Business Podcast. I’m your host Rob Hartnett and In today's Podcast, we are back in the world of the Business of Football. This series is in partnership with our good friends who support all our football coverage, Sky Ireland. They bring us the best of the football action from the Premier League and every sport un…

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The Road to Paris with Rhys McClenaghan - A Sport for Business Podcast 20:51

9M ago20:51

20:51

In today’s podcast, I’m delighted to be joined by Olympian and two-time world champion Rhys McClenaghan. Our Road to Paris Series is in partnership with PTSB - proud partners of Team Ireland for the Olympics and Paralympics and altogether more human. Rhys is a joy to talk to and we do just that about his life as a Gymnast, the trauma of his fall at…

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The Business of Gaelic Games with Davy Fitzgerald - A Sport for Business Podcast 12:10

9M ago12:10

12:10

In today’s mini podcast I’m delighted to be joined by Davy Fitzgerald. He is some man for one man and while his focus is now on Waterford Hurling ahead of next season, he is also the creator and Head Coach, well in his own head at least, of Ireland’s Fittest Family. We chat about this, have a think about what Roy Keane might be like as a coach on t…

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The Sports technology Series with Michelle Walsh - A Sport for Business Podcast 35:27

9M ago35:27

35:27

In today’s podcast, the focus is on technology. Not in terms of broadcast or performance management but in the way we coach our kids. I am joined by Michelle Walsh who has spent a life as a storyteller in advertising as a mum on the sidelines and now as the co-creator of an app that is taking her native New Zealand by storm. Coachmate is improving …

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The Road to Paris with Jordan Lee - A Sport for Business Podcast 26:03

9M ago26:03

26:03

In today's Podcast we are focusing again on the Road to Paris and in this instance the Paralympic Games This series is in partnership with our good friends at PTSB who have just launched their great looking new branding, with Olympians and Paralympians to the fore, and who are proud sponsors of Team Ireland and proving that banking can indeed be al…

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The Business of the GAA with Gearóid Hegarty - A Sport for Business Podcast 20:42

9M ago20:42

20:42

In today's Podcast we are focusing in on the world of Gaelic Games and the role that one of its stars is playing in ending world hunger. This series is in partnership with our good friends at AIB, proud sponsors and champions of the GAA at Club and County where they know what it takes to get to the top of the Toughest peaks. Our guest this morning …

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Women in Sport Series with Roisín O'Shea of Cage Warriors - Sport for Business Podcast 32:11

9M ago32:11

32:11

In today's Podcast we are focusing in on the world of Women in Sport. This series is in partnership with our good friends at Lidl, proud sponsors and champions of Ladies Gaelic football where they are making a difference at every level of the game. Our guest this morning is from a sport that doesn’t often feature on our radar something which makes …

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Sport for Social Good with Peter Ryan - The Sport for Business Podcast 35:59

10M ago35:59

35:59

In today's Podcast we are focusing in on the world of Sport for Social Good, This series is in partnership with our good friends at Allianz. For years they have been supporting the Paralympic and Olympic movements here in Ireland as well as Gaelic Games, Cumman na mBunscoil, and memorably over the last two year’s, Women’s Aid. They use the very bes…

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Sport for Business Podcast - The Business of Football with Stephanie Roche 38:13

10M ago38:13

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In today's Podcast, we are back in the world of the Business of Football, This series is in partnership with our good friends who support all our football coverage, Sky Ireland. They bring us the best of the football action from the Premier League and every sport under the sun, and if you don’t want to sign up to a contract they have Now TV which a…

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Sport for Business Podcast - The Road to Paris with Fintan McCarthy 36:12

10M ago36:12

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In today's Podcast, we are back on the Road to Paris, to the Olympic and Paralympic Games with our partners and sponsors of Team Ireland, Permanent TSB. An Olympic Gold Medal is about as rare a commodity as you will find in sport. In fact, there are only four living Irishmen that have one in their possession so it is special to chat today with one …

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Sport for Business Podcast - The Voice of Experience with Richard Hills 33:20

10M ago33:20

33:20

In today's Podcast, we are kicking off a new series that I have been really looking forward to. We spend a lot of time focused on youth but life is a spectrum and in The Voice of Experience we will be chatting to those who have made a significant contribution to the places we find ourselves in now and who have an informed perspective on how things …

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Sport for Business Podcast - The Insight Series with Benny Cullen of Sport Ireland on the Irish Sports Monitor 50:09

10M ago50:09

50:09

In today's Podcast we are returning to our Insights series looking at research into the world of sport and activity, and placing it in a meaningful context Benny Cullen is our guest for this episode and the subject is the Irish Sports Monitor published in the last few days as well as research into the sporting and activity levels of children across…

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Sport for Business Podcast - The Business of Golf with Mark Nolan of Dromoland Castle 28:22

11M ago28:22

28:22

In today's Podcast we are returning to the Business of Golf series talking with movers and shakers from across the sport. Mark Nolan is the general manager at Dromoland Castle host venue for the revived KPMG Women’s Irish Open in 2022 and 2023. Our chat covers how he got into the luxury game, what hosting the open has meant for the hotel, where he …

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Sport for Business Podcast with PwC - 30 Under 30 with Lorna Danaher of Energia 26:37

11M ago26:37

26:37

In today's Podcast we are returning to our series talking with alumni from our Sport for Business 30 Under 30, in partnership with our good friends at PwC Lorna Danaher was nominated and appeared on our list in 2020, you remember those days when no-one could travel more than 2 kilometres from home and we were all locked down. Well the 30 under 30 t…

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