The Sideline Live Podcast

On episode 32 I am delighted to be joined by Irish international rugby and former Irish international basketball player Aoife McDermott. On this episode we unpack her career, success with basketball, deciding to pick up rugby, becoming one of the best players in the country and more Growing up Starting off and finding Basketball Underage International basketball debut European championships and lo...

On Episode 31 I am delighted to be joined by former Neptune and Birmingham Southern guard Conor O’Sullivan. Conor recently graduated from BSC and is hoping to return and continue his education and basketball career. Conor spoke about being dropped from an Irish U15 development team and how it drove him on to focus on himself, and make it over to the US to play Division 3 basketball and receive a c...

On episode 30 I am delighted to be joined by Irish International runner Amy O'Donoghue. We delve deep into the psychological aspects of sport, journalling, dealing with challenges and lots more. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Amy so I hope you find value in the comversation.   Find Amy here;  https://www.instagram.com/thesidelinelive/ https://twitter.com/amyod94 A big thank you to ou...

On Episode 29 I am delighted to be joined by Joe Pinchin, Digital Content Manager with the Chicago Bulls. We discussed his career, his journey from working for free to a paid position in the best basketball league in the world and more. Find Joe here; https://twitter.com/JoePinchin https://www.instagram.com/joepinchin/ Make sure to subscribe for future episodes and find us over on Instagram and Tw...

On episode 28 I am delighted to be Lafayette commit and sharpshooter CJ Fulton. We had a great chat about his career, hitting 15 three pointers, and much more  Enjoy the episode? You might also like  #31 Conor O'Sullivan - Birmingham Southern College #24 Eve Nealon - Shippensburg University, Hill School, U18 Division A basketball #20 Edel Thornton - Irish Senior Women’s Captain and NCAA...

On episode 27 I am delighted to be joined by Brian O Laughlin of Movement 101. We had a really interesting chat about, movement, mindset, success, life and more. There was so many takeaways and teaching points in this episode so make sure to let me know over on social media what you took away from the conversation.  Find Brian here;  https://www.instagram.com/brian_movement101/  Mak...

On episode 26 I am delighted to be joined by dual star Saoirse Noonan. On this episode we had a great chat about her career, her decision to focus on soccer, and her new business A great talent on both GAA and soccer fields, her mindset was one of the most impressive takeaways from our chat  You can find Saoirse's Clothing brand Freedom here - https://www.freedomofficialclothing.com/  A...

On episode 25 I am delighted to be joined by Dublin Camogie coach Sarah O’Donnovan. We has a great chat about her Intercounty Camogie career with Cork and Dublin, her time as an Irish Underage soccer international, her new role as as a coach and much more I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Sarah so I hope you enjoy the episode A big thank you to our sponsor Chin Up Goggles  Website - https://...

On episode 24 I am delighted to be joined by Shippensburg University Freshman Eve Nealon. Eve recently moved to the United States to pursue her basketball career at The Hill School and later earning a basketball scholarship.  We had a great chat about her career, how missing out on the Irish U16 team drove her to improve and later make the U18 Irish Team, making history and competing in Divis...

On episode 23 I am delighted to be joined by Longford Senior Footballer Mickey Quinn.   We had a brilliant chat about High Performance, Training, the AFL Training set up and more. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you find value in the episode    Find Mickey here; Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mickeyq06/   Twitter - https://twitter.com/mickeyq06  &nb...

On episode 22 I am delighted to be joined by Daniel Warwick   Daniel is a strength and conditioning coach and director of training at Vive Fitness Lakeshore in Etobicoke, Canada.  We discussed high performance vs high performing environments, his role as a coach with Irish Underage International squads and using heart rate monitors in sport Find Daniel here; Instagram - https://www.insta...

On episode 21 I am delighted to be joined by Galway Senior Ladies footballer Mairead Seoighe. We had a brilliant chat about her career, free taking, her time in Australia and her connection to Marley and Me    Find Mairead here:  https://www.instagram.com/_mairead_seoighe_/  https://www.instagram.com/walkingwithshow/   Enjoy the episode? You might also like #3 Aishling She...

On episode 20 I am delighted to be joined by Trinity Meteors star Edel Thornton.   Edel recently returned from spending 4 years at NCAA Division 1 Quinnipiac University, where she won 3 MACC Championships and advanced to the 2017, 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournament - the pinnacle of college basketball.    We had a brilliant and honest chat about being dropped from Cork and Munster Undera...

On episode 19 I am delighted to be joined by Mickey Burke of Meath and Longwood GAA  We had an open and honest chat about his career, toughest opponent, balancing inter-county football and hurling with Meath, overcoming challenges and much more.  Find Mickey here; Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mickey_burke__the_honeybadger/?hl=en Website - https://mickeyburke.ie/ Make sure to sub...

On Episode 18 I am delighted to be joined by Neptune and Irish Underage star Darragh O’Sullivan. Darragh is currently on a basketball scholarship at Florida Tech in the states after spending one year playing prep basketball at the Winchedon School.  Darragh and his brother Conor, also playing college basketball in the states, were nearly left stranded due to the pandemic with no flights home...

On episode 17 I am delighted to be joined by Joanne Doonan of the Fermanagh Ladies Football team.  We had a great chat about her career both on and off the pitch, the help she received from the WGPA, and playing AFLW in Australia. Joanne has also given some great tips and advice to players looking to improve and broke down her free-kick routine.  Since our chat she has been nominated for...

On episode 16 I was delighted to be joined by Dublin Camogie Captain Hannah Hegarty  During her first season playing senior inter-county camogie, she was named Dublin Young Player of the year and was also nominated for an All-Star 🤯 She has also represented Dublin playing underage inter-county football, where she was named captain of both the minor football and camogie teams back in 2015 Dur...

On episode #15 I am joined by Irish Senior International and professional basketball player Adrian O’Sullivan    Adrian is currently playing in the 3rd division in Spain    We had a brilliant chat about his basketball journey, overcoming a serious knee injury, and his time in Spain   Find Adrian here;   https://twitter.com/adrian4sully  https://www.instagram.com/...

On Episode 14 I am joined by 7 time all Ireland Winner Jonny Cooper   We discussed High Performing Teams, Cultural Exchanges, Leadership, and a quest to Be Unrivalled  Find Jonny here;  Twitter - https://twitter.com/Be_Unrivalled  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beunrivalled/   Make sure to subscribe for future episodes and find us over on Instagr...

On episode 13 I am joined by dual star Dayna Finn.  Dayna is an Irish International Basketball and Mayo Senior Ladies player.  We had a brilliant chat about her career, balancing two high-level sports, and looking towards the future. She also gave some really good advice to younger players so be sure to take a listen Find Dayna here;  https://twitter.com/dayna_finn  https://www...

On episode 11 I am delighted to be joined by former Irish Soccer International and current Peamount star Karen Duggan.  (Quick note - This episode was recorded back in September)  We had a great chat about her career, playing camogie with Kilkenny and her role with RTE Find Karen here;  https://twitter.com/KarenDuggan91 Make sure to subscribe for future episodes and find us over on...

On episode 9 I am delighted to be joined by the lead physiotherapist of the Irish Senior Women’s Hockey team Róisin Murphy  Róisín also played inter-county football with Armagh and won the 2014 Ulster Senior Championship and reached the All Ireland semi-finals  Our conversation included recovery for athletes, managing training load, the role of a physio at training vs match day, and keep...

(Note this interview was recorded in September before the inter-county championship) I am delighted to be joined by Meath Senior Footballer David Toner We had a fantastic chat about his football career, starting up his YouTube channel, and of course some friendly slagging about Dublin and Meath 1:01 Background and growing up playing football 3:40 Underage County Football with Meath 5:25 Advice to...

(Note this episode was recorded back in September) I am delighted to be joined by fellow podcast host Mark Reynolds.  Mark has played basketball professionally throughout Europe. He recently returned to Ireland where he joined the Eanna Superleague team and helped them reach the National Cup Final in January.  On his podcast, Hoopfolio Mark has spoken to players and coaches from around t...

Danny originally trained as an athletic therapist in DCU and worked in the clinical setting for over 10 years.    He recently left the health industry to break into the world of podcasts and set up his own studio in North County Dublin where he helps produce a number of successful podcasts including The Beauty of Truth and the Drew Hennessey Let's Talk.  On his own show, he has spok...