Inspiring A Nation

World Champion and Olympian, Sonia O’Sullivan is one of the country’s most successful athletes and undoubtedly one of the greatest Irish sportspeople ever.

The Olympic Silver Medal capped a string of successes by Sonia which included Three World Championship Gold Medals, Three European Championship Gold Medals, Four World Records, and Sonia held the World record over 2000m up until 2021 along with every Irish record in the books in distances ranging from 1000m to half marathon. Even though retired from Olympic competition, Sonia continues to enjoy running and loves to share her wealth of knowledge with young athletes starting out in their careers and hoping to follow in Sonia’s footsteps.

Ryan Tubridy is a Radio and Television Broadcaster, working previously with RTÉ Radio 1 and was also the host of The Late Late Show, Ireland’s most popular, highest rating TV show and the world’s longest-running chat show on RTÉ One.

David Meade is a world-class international corporate speaker, performer and TV personality with a renowned reputation for helping organisations work more effectively. His mind-reading and mentalist skills impress and baffle worldwide audiences making his entertainment and keynotes hard to forget.

Former Head Coach of Connacht Rugby, Andy was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby, English club Harlequins, and Canon Eagles and Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League.

Ellen Glynn survived lost at sea for over 15 hours and was found 17 miles from the spot she had gone paddleboarding following a huge overnight rescue operation.

In this Exclusive, Ellen recalled the challenging tale of resilience and belief that led to her return to the Galway shore.

Eve McCrystal is an Irish Paralympic cyclist competing in tandem events for Ireland, as a sighted pilot for blind cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy.

Katie-George Dunlevy is a Paralympic cyclist competing in tandem events for Ireland. She previously competed in athletics, rowing and swimming before taking up cycling in 2011.

She competes for Ireland as her father is a native of Mountcharles, County Donegal.

One of Ireland’s most sought-after comedians and voice actors, Oliver Callan is an award-winning comedy satirist who will have the audience in fine form at the BiG* BANG Event.

Oliver shot to fame through his repertoire of impersonations, ranging from Barack Obama to Leo Varadkar, Boris Johnson, Trump and an array of public figures. With his new show ‘Callan Kicks the Years’ airing on RTÉ this week, we’re excited about his appearance!

Gavin Duffy is best known as an investor on RTE’s Dragons’ Den for over ten years. For 35 years he has delivered consultancy, leadership and business development to SMEs, start-ups, corporations and social change entities. He has coached and advised a number of the country’s top CEOs and Managing Partners.

Gavin’s early career in the media during the 1980s included presenting the first RTE television business programme, Marketplace; broadcasting on Morning Ireland on RTE Radio One, and founding regional radio station LMFM. Later Gavin became a serial entrepreneur and is now a veteran of over 60 start-ups.