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Noted for his personal motto “If you can’t Stand Up… Stand Out” Killarney native Ian O’Connell joins Radio Kerry as host of his own show called 'Stand Out with Ian O’Connell' Ian’s guests are people who have also stood out for some reason in their lives, people who have overcome challenges, represented a minority group, broken down barriers for others, excelled in some area of their lives or been an inspiration to others. Some will be well known and others not as much but all will have a positive story to tell.
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  • April 15 · length unknown

    Mary O'Donnell

    This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Mary O’Donnell. Mary has a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering, from a dream to become an astronaut going to space school, to a high-performance long-distance triathlete, she became Irish triathlon national champion and is now exploring aerodynamic advancements in cycling.

  • April 8 · length unknown

    Christina Desmond

    This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Christina Desmond. Christina is from Cork and is a professional boxer and a full-time Garda with An Garda Síochána. She is undefeated as a professional and has won nineteen National Irish titles, including six at senior elite level, and a silver medal at the 2022 European Boxing Championships.

  • April 1 · length unknown

    Noel Browne

    This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Noel Browne. Noel Browne is a retired Garda anti-gang investigator who spent 41 years fighting organised crime and worked on some of Ireland’s well-known cases during his career working as a Garda inspector as well as spending 3 years in Colombia as a Garda liaison officer. He also was part of the operation that tracked the MV Matthew container ship off the south coast of Ireland in 2023.

  • March 25 · length unknown

    Fintan McCarthy

    This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Fintan McCarthy. Fintan is from Skibbereen and is an Irish lightweight rower. He is an Irish national champion, world champion and double Olympic gold medallist. Alongside Paul O’Donovan they at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where he set a new world's best time for that event.

  • March 23 · length unknown

    Nicole Lonergan

    This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Nicole Lonergan. Nicole is an award winning musician. She is the solo electric violinist in the renowned Block Rockin’ Beats and a member of the all-female supergroup BIIRD, recently completing a European arena tour supporting Ed Sheeran, including performances at Dublin’s 3Arena.

  • March 2 · length unknown

    Katie George Dunleavy

    This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Katie-George Dunlevy is an English born para-cyclist competing in tandem events for Ireland. Dunlevy was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa aged 11 and is registered blind. She is amongst the most successful Para Athletes ever to have represented Ireland having medalled consistently at World and Paralympic Games since 2014.

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