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Social Fabric Podcast

Andrea Splendori

Conversations with people about their passion and their involvement with the community. Helping to rebuild the fabric of society one conversation at the time. Please Subscribe, Share and Review.

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01:08:27

Episode 83 - Dee Newell - Long Distance Swimmer/Army...

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2020/02/13

Dee Newell grew up in a small village in Co.Galway. Her love for swimming started as young girl where she found solace in the early morning pool training.She joined the army after school and her current rank is Captain.Dee enjoys challenges and after trying anything from weight lifting and body building, she completed Iron Man and triathlon race.Her first love, swimming, is what she has been concentrating on more recently. She is a long distance swimmer with the Galway Bay, The Irish Sea and The

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01:24:05

Episode 82 - Paddy Brosnan - Mindfulness & Meditation...

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2020/02/06

Paddy's working life started in radio and broadcasting, but soon he found himself working in the world of wealth management and finance.Changes happen when he discover mindfulness, first as an individual practice and then as a teacher.He now runs regular events, workshops and retreats.He is also the author of "This Works, how to use mindfulness to calm the hell down and just be happy"You can find more about Paddy on his Website Facebook or Instagram_________________________Paddy's music choiceMarc

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00:44:17

Episode 80 - Aidan O'Mahony - Fitness...

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2020/01/16

Aidan grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Killarney, Co. Kerry.Kerry's tradition and love for Gaelic Football goes deep into the DNA of its people and playing for your county is the dream of most young men growing up there.Aidan played for Kerry for 14 years, captained the side and won the coveted All Ireland Cup five times. He has been described many times as a "Kerry Legend".Upon retiring in 2017 he went on to participate and win the first Dancing With The Stars aired in Ireland.He had put his

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01:11:44

Episode 79 - Claire Walsh - Freediver/Voice Coach

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2020/01/09

Claire ventured into the world of freediving just a few years ago.In 2019 she participated in the World Championships, the only Irish person to do so, and set and Irish record.Her quest for a better acknowledgement and support for the sport is only getting started and she has plans for more competitions at international levels in the months to come.Claire also works as a voice coach and has worked as a puppeteer with the famous Lambert family in Ireland.You can find out more about Claire on

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01:12:42

Episode 78 - Rebecca Welch

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2020/01/02

Rebecca lives in New York five years ago was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.She has been chronicling her battle with the disease on social media and that helped her coping with the it as well as finding new friends and supporters.Rebecca is very positive in her approach to fighting cancer and candid account of her journey is inspiring and hopefully of help to someone out there.She is passionate about music, travel, art, people, life.You can find out more about Rebecca on

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00:54:33

Episode 77 - Jonathan Smith - Ernesto Coffee Shop owner

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2019/12/20

Jonathan Smith is a Dubliner through and through.Born in the same building as poet Patrick Kavanagh and GAA football fan forever, Jonathan opened his coffee shop ERNESTO, in the Dublin suburb of Rathmines, with the view of creating a sustainable business that could contribute to the community around him.A destination for many Irish musicians, including Mark Geary, Glen Hansard, Damien Dempsey, Steve Wall and Christy Moore and many of them have performed live events in the cafe' to raised funds for

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01:08:14

Episode 76 - Mick Finnegan - Mental Health Advocate

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2019/12/19

Mick grew up in Crumlin, Dublin. At a young age he became homeless following an abuse and altercation with his own family.He moved to England and later on to Northern Ireland.Mick has struggled with mental health for most of his adult life but he has found ways to put his experience to good use to help others that may find themselves in the same situation.He has worked in the field of mental heath and outreach for most of his professional life. He is now studying at Dublin's Trinity College to

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01:23:12

Episode 75 - Fiona English - Positive Psychology...

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2019/12/12

After years of working in global investment markets, Fiona decided to change her career and follow her passion. She now coaches and is a speaker on Positive Psychology, the science behind what makes individuals and communities flourish.She has been reasearching spirituality and its potential to influence the wellbeing in our lives.In 2015, she was one of 50 women globally chosen to participate in the W50 Program in UCLA aimed at building the next generation of global women leaders.You can find out

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01:08:36

Episode 74 - Dr Garrett McGovern - Addiction...

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2019/12/05

Garrett grew up in Dublin, Ireland.Qualified as a GP and worked in the field of drug addiction for a number of years within the Irish public sector, before setting up his own practice to ensure an approach that is is pragmatic, evidence based, non-judgmental.The focus is on the individual rather than the drug and the programme is delivered in a way that reduces the stigma associated with addiction.Garrett is passionate and vocal about what he believe are the policy changes required in Ireland to

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01:00:15

Episode 73 - Danielle Gollick - Content...

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2019/11/28

Danielle lives in Wexford, Pennsylvania with her son Miles.She travels extensively for work and leisure, has profound understanding of the importance of community and is passionate about the environment.She has worked in IT training and consultancy, but recently her skills have brought her closer to her dream job.She is currently working on a couple of environmental projects including Planting a million Coralsalongside Ty PenningtonYou can find out more about Danielle on Instagram or

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01:10:16

Episode 72 - Dawn Russell - Head of Services AnaLiffey

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2019/11/21

Dawn Russell grew up in a rural area Co. Tipperary, Ireland.After studying social science in college she joined Ana Liffey where she has worked for the past 13 years.Now Head of Services with the organisation, Dawn is a very emphatic and realist with a wonderful human touch.Her work, and the work of Ana Liffey, in the area of addiction concentrates on the Safer From Harm idea and the humanisation of people affected by addiction.You can find out more about Dawn on Twitter or on Ana Liffey Dawn's

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01:22:42

Episode 71 - Mark Geary - Musician

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2019/11/13

Mark Geary is singer songwriter from Dublin, Ireland.With over 20 years on the music circuit, Mark has toured extensively in Europe, the USA and Australia.He has recorded six studio albums so far and he is currently touring with his latest album, The Fool.Mark has toured and performed with the likes of Glen Hansard, The Frames, Elvis Costello, Coldplay and the late Joe Strummer.His brother Karl was the co-founder of legendary New York venue Sin-e, where Mark cut his teeth in his early days in his

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01:06:19

Episode 70 - Deb Davis - Co-Housing advocate

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2019/11/06

Deb Davis is part of a group that plans to adopt the co-housing system in Ireland.Based on the LILAC project in Leeds, UK, the concept is one that promotes low environmental impact while enhancing community cooperation and interaction.Deb has traveled extensively and worked as a chef in various parts of the world.She is also a Doula and an instructor of Gentle Birth.She speaks candidly about her fight with breast cancer five years ago, of her love for music, her religious beliefs and so much

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01:14:00

Episode 69 - Martin Doyle - Books Editor/Journalist

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2019/10/30

Martin Doyle grew up in Banbridge, Co. Down during the Troubles and after a stint in Belfast’ Queen’s University, graduated from St Andrew’s College, Scotland.After a number of jobs in France and Germany he settled down in London where he found himself working for a newspaper and from there his career moved through various jobs and assignments until his current role as Books Editor for The Irish Times.In this candid conversation Martin discuss his experience of the troubles, the importance of music,

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01:06:35

Episode 68 - Keith McCabe - Father / CF Ireland Board...

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2019/10/23

Keith grew up in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and followed his father path into business and sales.He followed a normal path of school, study, first job, career, marriage, first child…His normal life path was changed abruptly when their second child was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis just weeks after birth.He and his family had to quickly adapt to a New Normal .Keith sits on the board of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and is the current Treasurer.He values the family unit, community and the importance

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01:12:43

Episode 67 - Gerry Cannon - Actor

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2019/10/16

Gerry grew up in Dublin and fell in love with acting as a young man and pursued it into his late teens.Circumstances change and he moved away from acting to pursue a working career with one of Ireland’s largest communication company.When the opportunity came to set up a business on his own, he took it and run a successful supply company for a decade…But throughout his working life the love for acting and the art of film making never left him.He has been pursuing his lifelong interest full time over

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01:00:41

Special episode - medley of previous guests - Writers

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2019/10/03

I had some technical issues with some of the pre-recorded podcasts that I was hoping to release this week.While I am working on that I thought best to give you a medley of some of the writers that have been on the podcast previously.They are Tara Flynn, Linda Allen, Fiona Brennan, Abby Wynn, Kate Gunn and Ruth Fitzmaurice. Full Episodes are available on Itunes, Spotify or wherever you get yours. If you can spare a few seconds it would be great if you could leave a review and ratings on Itunes, it

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01:15:37

Episode 65 – Karen Kelly – SDG Advocate

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2019/09/18

Karen Kelly teaches in a college for further education in South Dublin, Ireland.She is passionate about travelling and has recently visited Tanzania and summit Kilimanjaro.She is an advocate for the Development Perspective program and has travelled to Vietnam to learn about various aspects of sustainability.She is a regular sea swimmer and got into it after attending a Wim Hof workshop in Dublin.You can find out more about Karen on Instagram and more about Development Perspective Program on their

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01:20:50

Episode 64 - Mark Lambert - Actor

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2019/09/11

Mark Lambert grew up in Dublin and studies in Belfast, Manchester and Bristol.His passion for rugby was soon matched by his love for drama.With over 40 years career under his belt, Mark has played theatres across the world, from The Abbey in Dublin, to the West End and most recently Broadway, where he toured with the play The Ferryman.Mark has also been in a number of movies and tv series as well as the Irish Soap, FairCity.He is passionate about his work and believe drama as an art form can be very

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00:51:56

Special Episode - Everyday Heroes

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2019/08/28

This is a medley of previous guests that I like to call Everyday Heroes. All of them are doing amazing things for their communities from working with children with addiction, trying to change laws revolving around decriminalisation of drugs, to first responders volunteering, to Michelin star pop up restaurant to help suicide prevention, to nursing patient with Motor Neuron Disease, to creating a clothing brand that helps homeless people.Barry Dempsey, Tony Duffin, Ross Thompson, Daniel Hannigan,

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