The Players Voice Christmas Special

Antrim All-Star Jane Adams joins The Players Voice this week to reflect on important lessons in life, sport and business. In this wide-ranging conversation with host Alan O’Mara, Jane shares her journey to self-acceptance and happiness, after initially struggling to accept that she was gay. Jane highlights how resilience, courage and adaptability have helped her to navigate the ups and downs of business. Her portfolio in Belfast includes Manny’s, the well known fish and chip shops, and Pizza Guyz. She also speaks about the life changing legacy of the Good Friday Agreement ahead of the 25 year anniversary, and shares her passions and hopes for a united Ireland in the future. The Players’ Voice is brought to you by the Gaelic Players Association in collaboration with Real Talks. The podcast series is part of BEO 360, a GPA programme that empowers inter-county players across 4 key areas - life skills, wellbeing, dual career and transitions. Please go to beo360.gaelicplayers.com to learn more. Each episode is hosted by performance and well-being consultant Alan O’Mara. To find out more about Alan’s work as a performance and wellbeing consultant with sports and business leaders around the world, please go to www.RealTalks.ie. (Photo Credit: Hugh Russell, The Irish News)

Louth captain Sam Mulroy joins The Players Voice to talk about life, leadership and legacy. Sam chats to Alan O’Mara about trying to create meaningful change in Louth, his take on the role of a captain and how growing off the field as a person has helped to make him a better player. He looks back on his struggles to find purpose and direction in life outside of GAA and learn how a life-changing work placement propelled him forward. He now runs his own business called Sam Mulroy Fitness. The Players’ Voice is brought to you by the Gaelic Players Association in collaboration with Real Talks. The podcast series is part of BEO 360, a GPA programme that empowers inter-county players across 4 key areas - life skills, wellbeing, dual career and transitions. Please go to beo360.gaelicplayers.com to learn more. Each episode is hosted by performance and well-being consultant Alan O’Mara.To find out more about Alan’s work as a performance and wellbeing consultant with sports and business leaders around the world, please go to www.RealTalks.ie.

Welcome to The Players’ Voice - a podcast brought to you by the Gaelic Players Association in collaboration with Real Talks. For the first episode of 2023, our host Alan O’Mara was joined by Tyrone’s All-Ireland winner and All-Star goalkeeper, Niall Morgan. During the conversation, Niall talks about the challenge of juggling family, sport and career commitments. He reflects on the highs of winning the All-Ireland championship and chats about the need for himself and Tyrone to get back to basics this season. He also discusses the importance of switching off, developing confidence and remembering that there is a person behind each and every inter-county player. This podcast series is brought to you as part of BEO 360, a GPA programme that empowers inter-county players across 4 key areas - life skills, wellbeing, dual career and transitions. Please go to beo360.gaelicplayers.com to learn more. To find out more about Alan O’Mara’s work as a performance and wellbeing consultant with sports and business leaders around the world, please go to www.RealTalks.ie.

Welcome to The Players’ Voice - a podcast brought to you by the Gaelic Players Association in collaboration with Real Talks. For the first episode of 2023, our host Alan O’Mara was joined by Tyrone’s All-Ireland winner and All-Star goalkeeper, Niall Morgan. During the conversation, Niall talks about the challenge of juggling family, sport and career commitments. He reflects on the highs of winning the All-Ireland championship and chats about the need for himself and Tyrone to get back to basics this season. He also discusses the importance of switching off, developing confidence and remembering that there is a person behind each and every inter-county player. This podcast series is brought to you as part of BEO 360, a GPA programme that empowers inter-county players across 4 key areas - life skills, wellbeing, dual career and transitions. Please go to beo360.gaelicplayers.com to learn more. To find out more about Alan O’Mara’s work as a performance and wellbeing consultant with sports and business leaders around the world, please go to www.RealTalks.ie.

For the twentieth and final episode of The Players Voice series this year we were joined by Limerick’s Barry Hennessy. The multiple All-Ireland winner opens up about his eating disorder and mental health challenges. Barry also reflects on Limerick’s recent dominance of the All-Ireland hurling championship, provides fascinating insights into his relationship with fellow Limerick goalkeeper Nickie Quaid and discusses the importance of humility on and off the field. Each episode of this series is hosted by Alan O’Mara, a former Cavan goalkeeper now working as a performance and wellbeing coach with sports and business leaders around the world. If you are a GPA member and impacted by this conversation, please call the GPA’s 24/7 helpline on 1800 98 92 85 or text ‘GPA’ to 50808 from the Republic of Ireland. From Northern Ireland call 0800 044 5059 or text ‘GPA’ 85258. If you aren’t a GPA member and are impacted by this conversation, please check out bodywhys.ie for more information on eating disorders, body image issues and support services. Thanks for listening!