Episode Three: The Families

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Sprint for the Line: the making of Team Ireland’s athletes

Wireless

7 episodes

9 months ago

This summer, a record number of Irish athletes will represent Team Ireland at the Olympic Games in Paris. In this limited podcast series, 'Sprint for the Line' explores the athletes’ unique yet arduous journeys to compete in Paris, featuring interviews with top athletes like Ellen Keane, Aidan Walsh and Daniel Wiffen among others. With revealing insights from the key players behind Team Ireland, each episode delves into the experiences and sacrifices of our athletes, coaches, families and fans as they collectively strive for Olympic glory.

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Episode Three: The Families

Sprint for the Line: the making of Team Ireland’s athletes

18 minutes 12 seconds

1 year ago

Episode Three: The Families

In Episode Three, we speak to the families of our Team Ireland athletes.

We hear from two-time Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington and her parents, Christy and Yvonne. We also speak to Damien Walsh, father of boxers Aidan and Michaela Walsh, as the family open up on Aidan’s mental health struggles for the first time.

Meanwhile the parents of two-time Olympic swimmer Ellen Walshe, tell us all about her journey to date and Ellen herself opens up on the struggles of high performance athletes.

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