Tri Talking Spor‪t‬ Joanne Murphy

Daire Feeley is a former professional cyclist from Roscommon. The 24 year old has been on a roller coaster of a ride in cycling from a young age. Embarking on his professional career in the sport in his late teens, he climbed the ranks, earning hard-fought places on teams and has raced all over Ireland, Europe, America, Asia and in European and World Championship level races with Ireland.

Joe Skipper is one of the best long distance endurance athletes in the world, reflected in his current 7th place in the PTO rankings. The Winner of IRONMAN UK, IRONMAN Florida and IRONMAN New Zealand, he was 6th at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona in 2019 and 7th in 2018. He is also the British 12 Hour TT record holder setting a blistering pace in the 2020 event to cover 325 miles on the day.

Annah Watkinson is the current South African female IRONMAN record holder who is pursuing her passion as a professional triathlete, whilst balancing a successful career with Absa Corporate and Investment Bank. Annah is a Director, heading up Global Finance for the Coastal Regions. Her passion for both her professions is evident from the success she has enjoyed across all areas of her busy life.

Emma Pallant is a name synonymous with success in sport, firstly as a runner and more recently in endurance sport and triathlon. Identified at young age as a talented athlete she embarked on a sporting journey as a runner and earned a string of successes and wins to her name at a local, national and international level.

Gerry Duffy from Mullingar in Co. Westmeath is a runner, triathlete, motivational speaker, author, teacher and all-round inspiration. Throughout his thirties and forties, Gerry developed a passion for sport; running and triathlon, in particular, resulting in him tackling some epic endurance challenges including running 32 marathons in 32 days (2010) as well as completing a DECA Iron Distance Triathlon (2011) which consisted of swimming 24 miles, cycling, 1,160 miles and running 262 miles. But the biggest challenge of all was to push completely outside of his comfort zone to overcome a fear of public speaking. He is now one of the most sought after and leading professional motivational speakers in Ireland with his own speaker school.

Michelle Heneghan from Claremorris in Co Mayo has spent the last 10 years in Canada embracing an active lifestyle and a passion for triathlon and running coupled with a love for exploration. A competitive track and field and cross country runner as a young athlete her interest in the sport faded as she moved from secondary school to University, taking a break from the sport but continuing to remain active through her love of Gaelic Football.