Show Notes
Way back in the sixth series of The Lennon Courtney Podcast, we invited some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
This week, we're throwing back to our chat with sports writer, podcast host and activist, Joanne O’Riordan. Joanne first gained attention for skipping school to confront then Taoiseach Enda Kenny about his proposed plan to reduce disability funding during his election. In April 2012, she spoke before the UN and challenged the body to create technology to help disabled people such as herself. She was named Young Person of the Year at the People of the Year awards in 2012. Joanne is an activist for people with disabilities, a motivational speaker and a sports columnist with The Irish Times. She appears in the 2013 documentary No Limbs No Limits.
Series 9 is coming soon - we promise! Keep an eye on Lennon Courtney on all social media platforms for the launch date.
Sonya and Brendan.
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Neil O’Brien worked for a bank for 24 years and then decided that it was time for a total life change. So in 1998 he left his routine, founded Time To Fly and has gone on to become Ireland’s number one corporate conference speaker on the topic of Mental Fitness and Wellbeing. Neil also coaches elite and professional sports people on their mental fitness and has advised Ryder Cup, Walker Cup and Curtis Cup golfers, pro and elite athletes, Davis Cup tennis players, the GAA and the FAI. He has also been a frequent speaker on Irish television and radio. During this conversation with Sonya and Brendan, Neil shared tips on how to overcome our need for constant motion and how we can achieve our goals with minimal stress but maxim reward. This is the final episode in this series. Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support. Love, Sonya and Brendan. Follow Sonya here, Brendan here and Lennon Courtney here. This series was produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe.
Nicola Byrne is an entrepreneur and chairperson of RiskEye, a global risk management company which specialises in online reputation management.In this episode, Nicola talks to us about our digital legacy and how different generations can learn from one another in our internet lives. The internet is always watching… Follow Sonya here, Brendan here and Lennon Courtney here. This series was produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe.
Brian Pennie is an author, speaker, PhD candidate, university lecturer, and life-change strategist but his life used to be very different. For 15 years he lived with an addiction to heroin, an addiction that almost killed him. Fortunately, with support and great effort he used heroin for the final time in October 2013 and changed his life completely. Brian has won several academic awards including a fully funded (€100,000) PhD scholarship in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. He has also secured lecturing positions at both Trinity College and University College Dublin where he teaches the neuroscience of mindfulness and addiction. He shared with us how hearing the word ‘junkie’ makes him feel and how it dehumanises people who are in most need of our compassion. Follow Sonya here, Brendan here and Lennon Courtney here. This series was produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe.
Siobhan Kinsella is the V.P of the Employment and Recruitment Federation and M.D of Strategic Placements Dublin Ltd. In this episode we looked at different workplace scenarios and Siobhan explains both the legal and social boundaries that protect us all. She also gave her expert advice on how to create a safe and inclusive workplace for everyone.
Meg Reilly is, according to her Instagram bio, a ‘superstar and icon’ with the online handle @fewcans. She came to attention in November 2020 with her comedy sketches and now has almost 60k followers on Tik Tok. Since then she has developed her own advice podcast, A Can With A Few Cans and continues to thrive in the online space. In this episode she talked about mistakes she’s made online, why she wouldn't let her future kids get a phone and self-policing on the Internet.