Get Ireland Walking Podcast

GIW meets Niamh Ní Chonghaile

Niamh Ní Chonghaile is National Woodlands and Nature Project Lead with Mental Health Ireland. Niamh coordinates Woodlands for Health, a 12 week woodland-based walking programme for adults availing of mental health supports and services offered by Coillte, Get Ireland Walking and Mental Health Ireland. This role also involves supporting and developing other nature-based mental health and well-being programmes and projects across Ireland. Niamh’s background is as an Occupational Therapist and outdoor Yoga Teacher. She is from West Cork, an enthusiastic sea swimmer and hill walker, and is currently studying Environmental Psychology at Maynooth University.

www.mentalhealthireland.ie/woodlandsforhealth

Guided Walking Meditation with Mental Health Ireland and Dermot Whelan in support of National Walking Day

To celebrate National Walking Day, Mental Health Ireland have partnered with Dermot Whelan to produce a guided walking meditation. Dermot will talk you through a mindful walk as a way to focus on both your mental and physical health. This can be completed while walking or as a visualisation exercise.

 

https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/podcast-series/

https://open.spotify.com/show/35c2tbnnT7cnmoSV8GXrfN?si=8cfbf536db2d4403

www.nationalwalkingdayireland.ie/

Charlie Burke, Recreation Officer with Coillte

Linda chats with Charlie Burke, a Recreation Officer with Coillte who amongst other achievements brought the amazing programme Woodlands for Health to Ireland. We talk about walking, mental health and what to wear! 

National Walking DayAmbassador Nikki Bradley

Our incredible Ambassador for National Walking Day's #Accessibility & Inclusivity Day is Nikki Bradley, an adaptive adventurer! She has done some amazing things on trails and mountains across Ireland & will inspire you to get out and #WalkHikeRunPushRoll on Sunday 26th Sept.! #NWD2021

 

https://themotivationfactory.ie/

National Walking Day 26th Sept - Meet some of our Community Champions!

Linda is here with Larry and Alison from Wolfe Tone GSC in Meath. Earlier this year their Club participated in the GAA Healthy Clubs Every Step Counts Challenge. Our #CommunityChampions Day takes place 21st September and we are people, clubs and organisations who have done so much to promote the importance of being outdoors with and in their community. Alison was nominated by Larry as a Walking Hero for her passion, hard work and commitment. Listen to their story!

 

Dr Gesche Kindermann (Lecturer and Researcher @ NUIG)

Dr Gesche Kindermann is director of the MSc in Environmental Leadership in NUIG. Her main research interest is the interrelationship between the environment, its conservation, and human use. Dylan and Gesche chat about green and blue spaces and their impact on health and wellbeing, how COVID-19 changed how we engage with these spaces, and much more.

 

https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/natural-sciences/geschekindermann/

 

www.getirelandwalking.ie

Tough Soles

Ellie and Carl have walked every National Waymarked Trail in Ireland as part of their Tough Soles project. They join Dylan on the Get Ireland Walking Podcast to talk about their 4000km journey, new projects and much more.

https://toughsoles.ie

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNueRYOEHfjIwrGo9ySBwlQ

 

www.getirelandwalking.ie

Vera O'Riordan (PhD Researcher @ MaREI Research Group)

Vera O'Riordan is a PhD researcher based in the Energy Policy and Modelling Group in the MaREI research group. Dylan chats with Vera about her research, how placing an effort on increasing walking levels can play a central role in reducing emissions and much more.

 

Find out more about Vera here: https://www.marei.ie/people/vera-oriordan/

 

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Mary McHugh Murphy (Gortjordan Walkers)

This week's guest is Mary McHugh Murphy who set up a walking group in Mayo, Gortjordan Walkers and this group has transformed the community.

Hugh O'Donovan (Psychologist and Author of 'Mindful Walking: Walk your way to Mental and Physical Wellbeing')

Dylan sat down with Hugh O’Donovan (coaching psychologist, lecturer and author) to talk about mindful walking - what it is and how to do it - and some of Hugh’s experiences of long distance walking at home and abroad. 

Hugh’s website: www.hoda.ie

Hugh’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Walking-Hugh-ODonovan/dp/1473613884

 

 

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