Episode 118 w/ Neil Delamere & Dave Moore

Ireland's first female world champion boxer, Deirdre Gogarty faced a lot of obstacles in her journey to becoming champion including the attitude towards women boxing in Ireland, dangerous unsanctioned matches, and having to make weight by stuffing her pockets with coins - just to get a chance to fight. She joined us to share her story and to discuss the progress of Katie Taylor from exchanging letters at a young age to sitting ringside at her most recent fight.

The inability to do a wheelie continues to haunt Terence and Calvin, but memories of the thrill of the chase of childhood knick knacks still warms their hearts. Terence has been crank calling Darren Conway, while Calvin shows startlingly quick reactions when asked about a giraffe wearing a tie. There's some more serious discussion about crime and punishment, and a zinger to make your skin crawl.

Katreion is a doctor with a PhD in psychology, but she has had to face some incredible obstacles to get where she is today. She told us about growing up in poverty and with parents who were addicts, having a child at 15, and ending up homeless, suffering with her own addiction - and then how she turned it all around. We talk about how teachers can have an incredible, transformative impact on the life of a kid who's struggling - or they an do the opposite. Katriona is a powerhouse and her story is inspirational. She is the author of a new book, telling her owns tory, called 'Poor'.

Listeners have a strange array of questions for us this week - everything from needing answers on blocking the toilet at work; giving your mortal enemy a cash windfall, and the symbolism of strange dreams. As well as all of that, we look back at Eddie Hearn's visit to the studio, Terence considers boycotting Spotify on moral grounds, and the scammers have been coming for us.

Gerry is a performance psychologist and author of ‘Awaken Your Power Within’ and more. He joined us to share his story of struggling with his mental health from a young age and told us how it nearly cost him his life as a child. That experience inspired Gerry to learn more about the brain and how we can train it with the right exercises to reduce anxiety and to live a more fulfilling, rewarding life. Gerry also uses his psychological expertise to help high performance athletes cope with stress and he shared some great examples of it in action on the pitch! If you have been impacted by any of the topics discussed in this week's episode, you can contact Samaritans: National 24hr Helpline: 116 123 Email: [email protected] Website: www.samaritans.org