Sinead Ryan
BIO Journalist, Broadcaster, Media Trainer Sinead has worked as a print and broadcast journalist for over 20 years writing on consumer, property and personal finance matters. She writes a number of weekly columns for the Irish Independent along with contributing Op-Eds and features. Sinead presents ‘The Home Show’ on Newstalk every Saturday morning. She is […]
Debra Searle
BIO Debra Searle MVO MBE has an extraordinary story! She first hit the headlines when she set out to row across the Atlantic with her husband–a 6’5” international oarsman. Unfortunately, he had to be rescued so Debra, a novice rower, continued alone without a support boat and rowed 3300 miles from Tenerife to Barbados. It […]
Mark Little
BIO Exploring New Ideas in the News Business Broadcaster, Author, Award-winning foreign correspondent, Social Media Entrepreneur and founder of Storyful, the world’s first social media news agency. Mark Little is an entrepreneur and business leader with a passion for human empowerment in the age of superhuman technology. Mark co-founded Kinzen, which used artificial intelligence and […]
Mick Galwey
BIO Irish Rugby Legend, Sports Commentator, After Dinner Speaker Mick Galwey is a legend in the Irish rugby scene where he played with and captained Munster and Ireland. His performances with The Lions, Ireland and Munster are now part of Irish folklore. Mick Galwey won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with the Kerry Gaelic football […]
Jacqui Hurley
BIO Award Winning Sports Broadcaster, Journalist, & Author Jacqui Hurley is one of Ireland’s leading sports broadcasters and author of the best selling children’s book series Girls Play Too. In 2009, she became the first ever female anchor of Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio One. She now presents RTÉ’s rugby coverage on television and has […]
Joanne O’Riordan
BIO Activist, Columnist & Inspirational Speaker Joanne O’Riordan studied criminology in UCC and is only one of seven people in the world living with a rare physical disability known as Total Amelia. This means she was born without all four limbs and even though there is no medical explanation as to why this happened, Joanne […]
Henry Shefflin
BIO All Ireland Winning Hurling Captain In an era when Kilkenny established itself as the dominant force in hurling, one man stood out from a remarkable group of players: Henry Shefflin. Now widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, Shefflin has more All-Stars, Hurler of the Year awards and AllIreland medals than any […]
Donal Lenihan
BIO After-dinner speaker Donal Lenihan is a former Irish rugby union player; with 52 international caps. Born in Cork on 12 September 1959, Donal was raised in a sporting background; his father Ger was a national boxing champion and GAA player. Famous for his aerial skills in the line-out, the hard-nosed second row was ever […]
Andrew Trimble
BIO Andrew Trimble is a former Irish rugby union player who played for Ulster and represented Ireland at international level playing 70 caps. After 14 years of playing elite rugby, Andrew retired from the game and switched from the playing field to the boardroom. He had prepared for this switch by studying during his playing […]
Sean Gallagher
BIO Sean Gallagher is a highly engaging and inspirational speaker. Determination, self-belief and a positive mental attitude are just some of the key topics he speaks passionately about. His own life story is a testament to his personal commitment to these very principles. Sean ran as an Independent Candidate in the 2011 Irish Presidential Election. […]