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Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

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Clare McKenna looks at ‘health’ in the widest sense of the word. From mindfulness to skin problems, from personal health journeys to tips for better exercise, Clare tries to bring you a dose of happy and healthy living. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at  http://newstalk.com/listenlive  | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Dr Hazel Wallace: ‘The nuance isn’t there about the pill online’ 01.06.2025

Guest: Dr Hazel Wallace

Zoe Ryan on her incurable psoriasis diagnosis 01.06.2025

Guest: Zoe Ryan

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 1/6/25 01.06.2025

Guests: Dr Niall Moyna Zoe Ryan Dr Hazel Wallace

Dr Niall Moyna: ‘As we age, we should do resistance training to maintain our muscle’ 01.06.2025

Guest: Dr Niall Moyna

‘People can and do get better with mental health’ 25.05.2025

Guest: Barbara Brennan of Mental Health Matters

‘You’re always looking over your shoulder for the next IBD flare’ 25.05.2025

Guests: Amy Kelly, COO of Crohn’s Colitis Ireland, and Oonagh O’Hagan of Meaghers Pharmacy Group

What is mini-retirement? 25.05.2025

Guest: Eimer Daly

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 25/5/25 25.05.2025

Guests: Eimer Daly Amy Kelly, COO of Crohn’s Colitis Ireland and Oonagh O’Hagan of Meaghers Pharmacy Group Barbara Brennan of Mental Health Matters

‘Make sure each partner feels they are being treated fairly when it comes to money in the relationship’ 18.05.2025

Guest: Financial Adviser Nick Charalambous

‘My second round of IVF was not successful, and I am heartbroken and exhausted. I don’t know if I should keep going’ 18.05.2025

Guest: Clinical Hypnotherapist Fiona Brennan

‘Women are not small men’ 18.05.2025

Guests: Sisterly’s Aoife Matthews and Jenny O’Connell

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 18/5/25 18.05.2025

Guests: Sisterly’s Aoife Matthews and Jenny O’Connell Clinical Hypnotherapist Fiona Brennan Financial Adviser Nick Charalambous

Author Victoria Pelletier on Healthy Resilience and Bouncing Back 11.05.2025

Guest: Author Victoria Pelletier

‘A third of Irish women suffer severe menopause symptoms that can be debilitating’ 11.05.2025

Guest: Loretta Dignam, Founder of The Menopause Hub

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 11/5/25 11.05.2025

Guests: Lora Ruth Wogu, Migrant Health Alliance Ireland Loretta Dignam, Founder of The Menopause Hub Author Victoria Pelletier

'There are stigmas and barriers around healthcare for migrants’ 11.05.2025

Guest: Lora Ruth Wogu, Migrant Health Alliance Ireland

‘I had to learn how to walk and talk again after MS – but I’m now relatively symptom-free’ 04.05.2025

Guest: Dr Conor Kerley

Olympian Nadia Power: ‘Many runners would love to have run some of the races I have’ 04.05.2025

Guest: Nadia Power

Former Principal on the ‘pure exhaustion’ of burnout 04.05.2025

Guest: Niall McHugo

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 4/5/25 04.05.2025

Guests: Niall McHugo Nadia Power Dr Conor Kerley

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 26/4/25 26.04.2025

ALIVE AND KICKING WITH CLARE MCKENNA

Dr Larisa Corda: ‘If you’ve had childhood trauma, you have an increased risk of endometriosis’ 26.04.2025

ALIVE AND KICKING WITH CLARE MCKENNA

Daniel Davey: ‘Some professional athletes’ health falloff after their careers is frightening’ 26.04.2025

ALIVE AND KICKING WITH CLARE MCKENNA

‘Interoception is a massive thing in science that almost nobody knows about’ 26.04.2025

ALIVE AND KICKING WITH CLARE MCKENNA

Maia Dunphy and IBS: ‘The pain was so severe that you can’t breathe your way through it’ 20.04.2025

Guest: Maia Dunphy

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