We've long said it as part of the podcast series - everyone has a story. This edition is our story. It's a journey that's taken four years, countless doctors, specialists, consultants, neurologists, chiropractors, pharmacists, friends, family and more to get from the summer of 2017 to 2021 where we started with a possible case of vertigo for Andy t…

Hailing from Cork, Richard Shanahan is a Dublin/Meath based sport psychology practitioner. By the age of 21, 'Rich' was a 2nd dan tae kwon-do black belt, eventually running his own club in Cork (now run by his cousin). He's had a nine-year stint in army life, has completed over 800 jumps as a skydiver but more importantly - as it relates to this ed…

"I'm gonna be the baddest dude on the planet". An interesting choice of words for our February guest whose infectious smile may have you believe otherwise. But for Urijah Faber, it's a belief he held from a very early age and sustained throughout near 20-year MMA career - that's still active. The UFC Hall of Famer joins UR Podcast to talk candidly …

UR special guest for the podcast this month is chef, author and broadcaster Edward Hayden. Some will know Edward from his books, from his TV appearances weekly with Virgin Media (and TV3 before that), from his radio show or you may have passed through his Culinary Arts course in WIT. "Yet to hit the big time" as he says himself, Edward started life…

Everybody's got a story and Maverick Sabre has a great one to tell. We know that over the course of 45 minutes or so, we're only getting the tip of the iceberg. Born Michael Stafford, Maverick Sabre moved to and was raised in New Ross, Wexford from an early age. By 15 he was hanging with some of the biggest names in the rap game, on stage too, befo…

Our guest for this month's podcast began their professional playing career in the early noughties by signing a youth contract with Luton Town. While his time at The Hatters was tough to digest, it taught him lessons that were carried back to Waterford United and would set him a course that would cross the Premier League, Championship, League One, C…

Nathalie Lennon is a health coach on a mission to deliver long term, rewarding, life-changing solutions for her clients or ‘coachees’. It’s all about empowerment, you see. Under her NLF brand - that’s Nathalie Lennon Fitness - Nathalie empowers her clients with education, tools, support and a positive environment to thrive, grow and succeed. Or, in…

Nicky Whelan has overcome adversity and life threatening injury, driven by obsession from a young age, to compete in and win strongman events. He's also the guest for this edition of UR Podcast as we reach double figures with another super story. Having discovered gym life in his late teens, Nicky Whelan stumbled into the world of strongman competi…

Sleep expert Tom Coleman is the special guest for UR Podcast #009, ironically recorded on one of the hottest and sunniest days of the year. Founder of My Nutrition Ireland, Tom's background is in health science, with a specialisation in health, sleep and nutrition. From the word go, Tom brings the science to sleep. He's had the opportunity to work …

How important is your gut health? As it turns out - very. To get to the heart of the matter, we've got a super podcast for you this time out as we're joined by Dr. Alan Desmond aka 'The Devon Gut Doctor'. Alan is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to all things whole food plant-based. Now more than ever we're seeing the benefits of using cleaner…

With over 10 years elite MMA coaching experience, including cornering Cody Garbrandt to UFC bantamweight gold, Justin Buchholz joins UR Podcast direct from his home in Sacramento, Cali to chat fighting in a Covid-19 world. The world is changing, even moreso since last month's podcast with Pat Divilly. Where we once sat in the gym as a family, drink…

It's a lockdown special! When we sat down in March to record this episode, little did we know we'd be looking down the barrel of a global pandemic that has impacted so many lives. Some of the topics we cover today may help those of you at home as we catch up with Pat Divilly, performance coach, fitness nut, jitz nerd and much more besides. Pat open…

Gráinne Murphy was the darling of Irish swimming, destined for greatness on the international stage from a young age. Native of Wexford, she moved to Limerick in her early teens to be able to train at an elite level. It paid off, with three golds and a bronze at thee 2009 junior European championships. Then things pick up - Young Sportstar for 2009…

Myles Price is a professional MMA athlete, Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt and co-owner/head coach of Team Ryano Kilkenny. Having trained at American Kickboxing Academy in helping Khabib Nurmagomedov prepare for both Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Price has seen a lot in the past 2 years, never mind the years of competitive experience prior to t…

The Irish Experience provides Irish tours, with local guides, from their base on the Hook Peninsula in Co. Wexford, the cornerstone of Ireland's Ancient East. Founder Graham Doyle started college age 17, swapped Multimedia for a world of travel and work in the southern hemisphere. Coming home to Ireland, he moved into the world of adventure tourism…

It's UR PODCAST #002 and this month we're joined at Urban Gym HQ by now former Irish rugby international Alison Miller. A trailblazer for the women's game, Miller turned to the oval ball just over ten years ago and rapidly found herself in the green shirt. Over the course of an hour we walk through her career from the early days of athletics and fo…

Live from Urban Gym, New Ross, this is episode one of the all new UR Podcast and this month we're going "all things Urban, baby" to get proceedings underway. Want to watch the podcast instead? Head on over to the Urban Gym YouTube channel and fire things up! For our first episode, it's Ken on the chair joined by Urban Gym co-owners Andy and Marina …

This is a quick introduction to UR Podcast, launching November 2019. Episode one drops the first week of November where you'll hear Andrew and Marina discussing their road to launching Urban Gym, transitioning from the world of competitive mixed martial arts to running a training facility, juggling family life and much more besides. If you've got q…