Fergus Farrell is the definition of resilience. After a devastating spinal cord injury left him paralysed, he was told he’d never walk again.

Within a year, he proved the impossible wrong, walking 206km across Ireland, along with many intense endurance challenges since.

He has worked his way up from rock bottom to rebuild his life through visualisation and hard work. He shares how the worst thing to ever happen in his life in time became the best, for all it taught him and the new perspective it gave him on luck and privilege.

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Fiona Brennan’s is a clinical hypnotherapist, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author of The Positive Habit. Fiona joins Keith Barry to share how her acting roots, the loss of her father, and her belief in the science of HeartMath shaped her life’s work.

Fiona opens up about how our thoughts can physically transform our bodies, why slowing down is essential to healing, and the surprising story of how she helped a man overcome his fear of football. With warmth, humour, and wisdom, she reveals how to rewire your mind, live from the heart, and cultivate calm in a chaotic world.

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You may know Dave Moore as one of Ireland’s leading broadcasters, but did you know he wrote a hit song that made it to number one outside of Ireland?

Dave’s long career in radio and music has given him some incredible stories to tell: from studying Russian (in Russia) and jazz, to Mel Gibson owning socks with his face on them.

He tells us all about the suspicious “adult playdate” that led to him meeting the co-host he’d spend 21 years on air with, along the highs, the lows, and how he felt about their eventual parting ways.

Dave shares what he's learned through this eclectic journey, likethe power of saying no, embracing the unknown, and how to deal with the very best (and worst) celebrities.

Check out Dave's song for the Netflix show 'Stay Close': https://www.tiktok.com/@davetodayfm/video/7055947126995438854

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