Nigel Owens
BIO International Rugby Referee & Speaker Nigel Owens MBE is an extremely popular and entertaining motivational or after dinner speaker. Nigel is one of the most recognisable and iconic sports officials of recent years and a trailblazer as one of the first openly gay men in professional rugby. Nigel is an extremely popular and entertaining […]
Shane Coleman
BIO Shane Coleman is an award-winning broadcaster and presenter of the hugely popular Newstalk Breakfast show. He is also a weekly columnist for the Business Post. He has previously presented Ireland AM and is a regular on RTÉ 1’s Today Show. He has been one of the country’s leading current affairs journalists over the past […]
Ruby Walsh
BIO Showing talent from an early age, Walsh won the Irish amateur title twice, in 1996/7 (aged 18) and 1997/8, before turning professional. He won the English Grand National in 2000 at his first attempt, aged 20, on Papillon,[2] a horse trained by his father and owned by Mrs J Maxwell Moran. Father and son […]
Brent Pope
BIO Cheerful, easy-going and witty rugby pundit, Brent Pope is an engaging after-dinner speaker whose lessons in sport, mental well-being, sport coaching and media insight gives him an ideal platform to entertain and motivate individuals and businesses alike. Coach and TV commentator, Brent entertains audiences at corporate and private functions with hilarious stories about the […]
Ronan O’Gara
BIO Ireland and Munster Rugby Legend Ronan O’Gara was at the heart of Munster and Irish rugby for fifteen years up until his retirement 2013. He is Ireland’s all-time leading points scorer, the Six Nations leading points scorer and the most capped player in Heineken Cup history. He is Ireland’s second most-capped player (128) and […]
Donal Óg Cusack
BIO Cited as one of the most influential Irish Sports People of his generation, through his championing of the cause of player welfare with Cork, his leadership of the Gaelic Players Association and his innovation as a goalkeeper. Donal Óg is regarded as one of the great hurling goalkeepers winning honours at all levels of the sport including 5 […]
Brian Cody
BIO Kilkenny Hurling Manager and 11 time All Ireland Winning Manager Brian is open, engaging and very entertaining on the subjects of leadership, teams and change in sport. He knows all about building and managing successful teams, what it takes to be a true leader and how to successfully motivate and inspire a team to […]
Alan Quinlan
BIO BROADCASTER, INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, MC, MEDIA PUNDIT & JOURNALIST Alan Quinlan is one of sport’s most engaging, intelligent and motivating personalities. Former rugby international and popular guest speaker. Since retiring from an extended playing career for both Munster and Ireland, Alan has forged a very successful career as a media analyst, MC and Journalist. In […]
Joe Brolly
BIO GAA All-Star, Barrister & GAA Media Analyst Joe studied law at trinity College Dublin. He is a practising barrister, working across a number of disciplines. He has been involved in many of the highest profile cases in the North over the last 25 years. He was a prolific sportsman, playing basketball for Ireland and […]
Brian O’Driscoll
BIO Brian O’Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is a former Irish professional Rugby Union player. During his 15 year career, he captained Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 141 test matches – 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions. O’Driscoll holds the Six Nations […]