Padraig O’Hora: From the Roof of the World to Mayo Madness, and Everything In Between

Former Mayo footballer Padraig O’Hora has experienced some extraordinary highs, but recently he went quite literally to the top of the world.On this episode of The Sporting Club Ireland Podcast, Mark Brandon and Michael Meehan sit down with Padraig for a fascinating, open and wide-ranging conversation about climbing Mount Everest, Mayo finally winning the All-Ireland, mental health, working with young people and what comes next.Padraig takes us inside his extraordinary journey to the summit of Everest.How did the idea even come about? What does it really take to climb the highest mountain on earth? What were the toughest moments along the way? And after everything it took to get there, what did it actually feel like to finally stand on the summit?Then there is Mayo.After years of heartbreak, near misses and everything that comes with following Mayo football, Padraig talks about watching his county finally win the All-Ireland, the incredible scenes that followed and just what the achievement meant to the people of Mayo.Away from Everest and football, there is another side to Padraig that makes this conversation particularly special.A Community Liaison Officer and Youth Justice Practitioner, as well as a GAA+ pundit, he speaks passionately about his work with young people, mental health, schools and businesses, the importance of having real conversations, and where life might take him next.Everest. Mayo. Mental health. Perspective. Purpose. Young people. And figuring out what comes next after achieving something most of us could barely imagine.Padraig O’Hora is thoughtful, funny, incredibly grounded and a brilliant conversationalist.This is a fascinating conversation with a man who has already lived several very different chapters, and appears to have plenty more ahead of him.🎧 The Sporting Club Ireland Podcast with Mark Brandon and Michael Meehan.Download The Sporting Club Ireland Apphttps://apps.apple.com/ie/app/the-sporting-club-ireland/id6788445806Websitehttps://thesportingclub.ieYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheSportingClubIrelandInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thesportingclub_ireland/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sporting-club-ireland/If you enjoyed the episode, please follow The Sporting Club Ireland Podcast on Spotify, leave us a rating and review, and share it with someone who would enjoy it too.Every follow, rating, review and share helps us grow the podcast and continue bringing you reaction, opinion and conversations with some of the biggest and most interesting names across sport and business.The Sporting Club Ireland. Where sport and business connect.