EPISODE · Aug 14, 2024 · 18 MIN
Episode Three: The Families
from Sprint for the Line - the making of Team Ireland’s athletes
In Episode Three, we speak to the families of our Team Ireland athletes.We hear from two-time Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington and her parents, Christy and Yvonne. We also speak to Damien Walsh, father of boxers Aidan and Michaela Walsh, as the family open up on Aidan’s mental health struggles for the first time.Meanwhile the parents of two-time Olympic swimmer Ellen Walshe, tell us all about her journey to date and Ellen herself opens up on the struggles of high performance athletes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In Episode Three, we speak to the families of our Team Ireland athletes.We hear from two-time Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington and her parents, Christy and Yvonne. We also speak to Damien Walsh, father of boxers Aidan and Michaela Walsh, as the family open up on Aidan’s mental health struggles for the first time.Meanwhile the parents of two-time Olympic swimmer Ellen Walshe, tell us all about her journey to date and Ellen herself opens up on the struggles of high performance athletes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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