From A to Sea – The Southern Star Sea Swimming Podcast

From A to Sea is a series of podcasts focusing on the sea and swimming in West Cork and Ireland. Southern Star editor Siobhán Cronin is an avid sea swimmer, and in this series she welcomes a number of brilliant guests on the show to talk about the beauty of the sea, how sea swimming has become more popular in West Cork and beyond since the pandemic, and why everyone should throw on a wetsuit and embrace the cold! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From A to Sea – The Southern Star Sea Swimming Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by The Southern Star, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Southern Star hosts From A to Sea – The Southern Star Sea Swimming Podcast, a sports show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  Ciarán Seawright - The Water School

  Dec 13, 202424 minS0

  <p>CIARÁN Seawright runs the Water School at Pearson’s Bridge near Kealkil – the school his father built to share his love of water with others.</p><p>The pool is a wonderful amenity for West Cork, teaching both adults and children the wonderful skill of swimming.</p><br><p>It is almost unique in its method of water filtration too – using a non-chemical method with UV light that makes the water feel like silk – as Ciarán explained.</p><br><p>Having been brought up in a house with swimming at its core, Ciarán has had a lifelong lo...

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  Episode #19

  Women & Water: Recorded live at Bandon Town Hall for the Banshee Festival

  Nov 12, 20241h 19mS0

  <p>The latest edition of the From A to Sea podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at Bandon Town Hall during the recent Banshee Festival.</p><p>Organised by Marguerite McQuaid, secretary of Creative Bandon, the annual festival enjoys a varied arts programme, marking the start of the Halloween season in West Cork.</p><br><p>For this month’s podcast, host and Southern Star editor Siobhán Cronin was joined by three wonderful guests to discuss the theme of ‘Women and Water’.</p><p>Women and Water – even the words have a wonderful symbiosis … they both begin with...

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  Episode #18

  Orlagh Patterson on her charity swim for LauraLynn

  Oct 10, 202421 minS0

  <p>Cork woman Orlagh Patterson recently undertook a 1.8km charity swim around Sandycove Island outside Kinsale to raise funds for the LauraLynn foundation, Ireland’s only children’s hospice.</p><br><p>She undertook the swim after the incredible support the charity gave, and continues to give, her family, following the death of her niece’s son, just five days after his birth.</p><br><p>But she also undertook it because it marked 50 years since the death of her own twin brother, who survived for just one day.</p><br><p>She spoke to podcast host Siobhán Cronin recentl...

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  Episode #17

  Hotelier and daily sea swimmer Dena O’Donovan

  Sep 16, 202425 minS0

  <p>Hotelier Dena O’Donovan is a businesswoman, musician, entrepreneur and … daily sea swimmer. </p><br><p>Having spent her childhood summers on Inchydoney Beach, the Clonakilty woman has continued her love affair with the popular strand and can be seen there most mornings splashing about in the waves or swimming short distances for health and well-being. </p><br><p>She admits that her much-publicised trials and tribulations at the hands of a vulture fund in recent years have left her seeking the solace of the salty water more than ever. </p><br><p>But she is also actively involved, along w...

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  Episode #16

  Justin Crowley - organiser of the iconic Galley Head 10km swim

  Aug 9, 202422 minS0

  <p>Hairdresser and Clonakilty native Justin Crowley is one of the people behind the iconic Galley Head 10km swim that takes place every year from Red Strand, past the lighthouse to the Warren Strand.</p><br><p>Over its six years of operation, it has raised almost a half-million euro for local charities.</p><br><p>He joined editor Siobhán Cronin recently to chat about the origins of the hugely popular event and why it’s a ‘must-do’ on so many swimmers’ calendars.</p><p> </p><br /><p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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