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On this week's episode Pricey chats with Brian "Kegs" Kerrigan. Two and a half years ago Brian was on the podcast and told us his story for the first time. This included his struggles and challenges with gambling, drinking, drugs, and the complications this brought to his life. Today we do a short recap but also see what is happening in his life over the past few years. The story begins as a teenager in Dublin and follows his life in London, Australia, and the USA. Brian was also in the...

Last year in Season 1, I had the pleasure to speak to serial Irish adventurer Jim Schofield about his proposed trip to sail solo across the Atlantic. When we spoke Jim was building a 19-foot wooden boat in this garage in Blessington Co Wicklow. Jim named the boat Molly Claire after his wife and daughter. It was hand-made from plywood and made with blood, sweat, and tears. Jim had no engine, no satellite communications, basic supplies, and very limited solo sailing experience when he set off o...

There are over 18,000 shipwrecks around the Irish coast. Bill O'Brien has been diving around the coast of Ireland and abroad all his life. He has vast knowledge and experience of many of the shipwrecks around the coast and shares some stories in this episode. During the 1st and 2nd, World Wars German U-boats constantly patrolled the Irish coast hunting for Allied shipping targets. Incredibly Donegal has the largest amount of U-Boats sunk anywhere in the world. Bill has dived these U-Boats and...

Brian and Jim Stynes were prominent Irish footballers known for their GAA and Aussie rules achievements. This week Brian chats about his young life in Dublin, his early influences, and the opportunity to play professionally in Melbourne. He tells us why he returned to Dublin in 1994 to play for the Dublin senior team and achieved a personal goal of winning an All-Ireland medal in 1995. This proved to be the highlight of his football career and he shares this story with us. Brian a...

Will Jimeno was a police officer with the Port Authority of NY & NJ who survived the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. His day started like any other day would when he went to work. However, at 8.45 am on 9/11 everything changed. He talks frankly and honestly and gives a detailed account of his horrific experience when both towers fell on him and his fellow officers. Somehow he survived both towers collapsing on him and was trapped under concrete 30 feet below t...

Louise Quinn chats about her life as a professional footballer. Louise currently has 99 international caps and has scored 14 goals for the Republic of Ireland. She has represented the Republic of Ireland at under 17, under 19, and Senior levels. As a professional footballer, she has played in Ireland, Sweden, Italy, and England. Her current club is Birmingham City WFC. Louise talks about her young life in Ireland, her passion for football, the road she took to become a professional foot...