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Fair Game #12 | Olympics Preview

It's the FAIR GAME Olympics preview episode! There will be over 11,000 athletes hailing from 207 nations competing in 306 different events at the Rio Olympics - but we’re zoning right in on the 26 Irish sportswomen amongst them who'll be…

Fair Game #11 | Sport/Life balance

On this episode of the podcast, we’re tackling a topic that affects pretty much every athlete in the country: The Sport/Life balance. We’re going to be exploring how Irish athletes at elite level contend with juggling rigorous training…

Fair Game #8 | Adventure Sports

Fair Game is going off-road on this edition of the podcast, delving into the high-octane world of adventure sports. We're joined by two Irish sportswomen who have made a name for themselves off the beaten track. Firstly, Sinead Kane, who…

Fair Game #7 | Women in Media

Last weekend, Fair Game went on tour to the Women in Media conference in Ballybunion Co. Kerry, where a Women in Sport panel assembled to tackle the question 'Can sports journalism be the trojan horse for real change?' Our own Emily Glen…

Fair Game #6 | Road to Rio: Sara Treacy

On this episode of Fair Game, runner Sara Treacy takes a pit-stop on her Road to Rio. We talk through her athletics career to date, hear all about her intensive training regimes, discuss access to funding and facilities, and break down the…

Fair Game #5 | Doping

On this episode, we are tackling a topic that is all over the news at the moment: doping. It feels like fresh new allegations break practically every week - from tennis to soccer, and the constant shadow cast over athletics. How can sport…