Frédéric François Chopin 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was born in Żelazowa Wola and grew up in Warsaw.. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his early works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at age 20 and at 21, settled in Paris. He maintained an often troubled relationship with the French writer Aurore Dupin (known by her pen name George Sand). Chopin died in Paris in 1849 at age 39.

Life and Works of Frederic Chopin: A Naxos Audiobook

Conor meets Daniel Mulhall, now retired but once Ireland’s most senior representative abroad. He was ambassador to the UK during Brexit, the US during Trump’s first term and Germany in the wake of the financial crisis. He has packed a lot of history into his career, and he gives his ideas on what Ireland should be doing right now.

Driving Life with Conor Faughnan: Dan Mulhall

Conor meets Bobby Healy. He's a tech entrepreneur with a string of successes behind him, but you may know him now as the founder and CEO of Manna, the drone delivery service. Active in Blanchardstown at the moment, and looking to expand, what are the worries about these new drones flying overhead delivering coffees in their thousands? Bobby has explains, and tells us how his small Irish start-up is competing with Google and Amazon, and could well be winning. 

Conor Faughnan's Driving Life: Conor meets tech entrepreneur Bobby Healy

Mairead Robinson talks to gym owner and fitness expert Fran Usanga.

Stay Sharp: Francis Usanga

The Dutch Hip and Knee Clinic is dedicated to helping you regain mobility and improve your quality of life—quickly and seamlessly. If you’re an Irish resident in need of hip or knee surgery, they can connect you with HSE-funded treatment within just a few weeks!

Mairead Robinson taks to The Dutch Hip & Knee Clinic

Ireland went to the 2023 Rugby World Cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They had a unique Test series win in New Zealand on their list of achievements; they were the reigning Grand Slam holders; and still they came home early. Getting to the last four has become an obsession. But is this the only measure of success?
Brendan Fanning has been involved in rugby all of his life as a player, coach and journalist. He was rugby correspondent for the Sunday Independent for almost thirty years up until 2024 and has been reporting on the game since the mid-1980s.

Gary Cooke meets Brendan Fanning

I am delighted to talk with Dr Joe Warne on the background behind his paper published in Journal of Sports Sciences in a discussion around the paper entitled "Kinetic changes during a six-week minimal footwear and gait-retraining intervention in
runners" which features in my next Research Review 153

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We talk about running, running shoes, minimalist shoes, kinematics, impact, loading and running retraining all of which I will be speaking about this weekend at the New Zealand Physiotherapy Conference in Auckland.

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Running Re-education effects on kinetics with and without minimalist shoes

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