Irish Tennis Updates Podcast

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. In this episode I’ve been talking to Conor Niland. Conor has been on the show before talking about his career, and his role as Davis Cup captain, but now he’s back to talk about his best-selling book “The Racket”. The book has been a best-seller in Ireland since it was released at the start of June. We talk about the process of writing th...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This episode I’ve been chatting to Simon Carr, who recently retired from pro tennis after several years as the Irish ATP number one player. Simon was on the show before, during the first lockdown in 2020, and it great to catch up with him again and hear how his last few years have gone. We talk about his injury struggles, his highs and lo...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This episode is the latest updates on Irish tennis with Mark Finnegan. We catch up on the college tennis season, and discuss some events closer to home with the recent Davis Cup tie in Ireland and the several junior ITF and Tennis Europe events held in Ireland recently which are great to see. We also mention the recent success of Michael...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast.   In this episode I’m reviewing the recent Davis Cup tie in Limerick. I do this with the help of Sam Barry, who was at the event commentating for Premier Sports on live TV within Ireland. We both agree it was a fantastic event with a lot of positives for Irish tennis.   Over the weekend I got the chance to interview some of the players, i...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast.   This time I’m chatting to Davis Cup captain Conor Niland to look ahead to the upcoming tie Ireland vs Austria in Limerick on 3rd and 4th February. This is the first home tie in Ireland since 2015 and promises to be a great weekend of tennis.   We chat about the tie itself, the players likely to play on both sides and some of Ireland’s r...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast.   In this episode I’m chatting with current O/55s world champion Eoin Collins. Eoin was also the world champion over 45 and has played for Ireland in Davis Cup over many years, and in the Olympics in Seoul and Barcelona.   We chat about all of this and discuss Eoin’s secrets to still be playing at such a high level. Eoin has lived in the...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast.   This time on the podcast is Colin O’Brien. Colin has had many roles in tennis and has a lot of experience in the game. He won 9 pro doubles titles and reached the top 600 in the world in singles. Since retiring from playing, Colin has begun coaching and has been based in Templeogue for the last few years as performance director.   We ch...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast.   In this episode I’m chatting to Celine Simunyu. Celine is Ireland’s top female tennis player and has recently moved into the world’s top 1000 with some strong performances on the ITF tour so far this year. Celine is just 18 years old and has a very bright future.   We chat about Celine’s tennis journey so far, including her move to live...

Welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast! This episode is the latest update episode with Mark Finnegan. We touch on a number of updates in the world of Irish tennis. Including: ·       US college tennis updates ·       DLTC Winter League ·       Davis Cup results ·       Billie Jean King Cup tie coming up ·       New CEO for Tennis Ireland ·        Irish tennis players on tour ·       And...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Ever since I started this podcast, I’ve known that I had to have a chat with James McGee. And finally, here is that episode! James is a legend of Irish tennis and is probably our most successful player in the last 10-15 years. He reached the top 150 in the world ATP, won a Challenger event in 2016, and in 2014 he qualified for the main dr...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This time I’m chatting to Conor Gannon, who is currently at the University of Memphis, and previously attended Tennessee. Conor has also recently been selected for his Davis Cup debut in Barbados later this month, the 16th and 17thof September. This is a brilliant achievement for Conor In this episode, we hear about Conor’s journey in ten...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. In this episode I’m chatting to Garreth Greene. Garreth is Ireland’s number one wheelchair tennis player, and is currently ranked inside the top 100, at number 92. He is targeting qualification for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. We talk about Garreth’s tennis journey, from finding the game at 28 to competing in the Irish Open, to winning his...

Welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This is the latest episode with Mark Finnegan and this time we’re looking back at the end of the US College tennis season, as well as talking about summer league back in Ireland and some upcoming tournaments over the summer Thanks for listening to this update, get out there and enjoy some tennis!

In this episode I catch up once again with Mark Finnegan. We look back at the recent ITF junior event in Dublin and get an update on the results of the Irish players in US college tennis as we come into the final few weeks of the season. The very best of luck to everyone competing over the next few weeks, both in the States and also back here in Ireland as we come into the exciting summer months f...

In this episode with Mark Finnegan, we hear all about the progress of the Irish players in US college so far this season. We also hear about some recent results from college tennis here in Ireland, and also get some updates on the recent DLTC winter league that is moving into the play off stages. It’s a busy time for tennis at the moment so tune in to hear all about it

Welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This episode I’ve been talking to Mark Finnegan catching up on the goings on in Irish tennis from the end of 2021, including the National Indoors, and looking ahead to 2022, and in particular the US college tennis season. Please do tune in over the coming weeks and months to see how things progress. The very best of luck to all players in action th...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve been chatting to Wesley O’Brien, an Irish tennis coach. Wesley is the founder of Hit and Hope Tennis and has visited various refugee camps around Europe, running tennis sessions and making the sport available to so many people who would otherwise not have access to it. Back home in Ireland, Wesley is involved with the Enjoy...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. In this episode I’ve been talking to Stuart Haxell, who is one of Ireland’s top blind tennis players. We talk about Stuart’s experiences in the sport, in the past and looking ahead to future competitions. We also look at the state of the sport in Ireland and around the world and discuss how it’s grown over the last few years. Most people...

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This time I’ve been talking to Larry Jurovich. You may know of Larry as the coach who worked with players such as James McGee and James Cluskey during the early 2000s. Larry is from Canada, and that’s where he’s now working, and he’s also spent time working in the UK, China and more along the way. He’s had a great journey in the coaching...

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates podcast. In this episode I’m talking to Paul O’Sullivan and Alan Beaddie about the upcoming fundraiser for the Irish Hospice Foundation. This is something that Alan has been running in his club of Clontarf for several years with great success and now it’s coming nationwide. Paul is the commercial manager at Tennis Ireland and he also joins the cha...

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve been chatting to Olwyn O’Toole. Olwyn has been involved with tennis for many years and has recently founded the Access Tennis Foundation, which aims to make tennis accessible to those in disadvantaged circumstances, for example people living in direct provision centres and emergency accommodation. This is an amazing Founda...

In this episode of the Irish Tennis Updates podcast, myself and Mark Finnegan look back at the summer so far and look ahead to the national junior championships in Fitzwilliam this week. Hope you enjoy this episode, and the very best of luck to all players this week.

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve been chatting to Siobhan Nicholson. Siobhan had a very successful tennis career, with career high rankings in the top 300 for singles and doubles and several pro ITF titles to her name. More recently she has won the world over 50 championships. We talk about all of this, as well as her time representing Ireland at Fed Cup,...

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve been chatting to Karen Nugent. Karen has had a lot of success in her tennis career and it was great to talk to her. She reached the quarter finals of junior Wimbledon, reached the top 250 in doubles as a pro and won numerous pro titles along the way. In this episode we talk about playing the junior grand slams, playing Mar...

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve been talking to Claire Curran and this is part two of our chat. Claire had a lot of success as a pro tennis player, and represented both Ireland and Great Britain during her career. She got to top 100 in doubles and played in Wimbledon four times. This episode, in part two, Claire talks about her pro tennis days and the su...