{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6475d2ecdc5ca00010f3bc5f/65033699e92331001188279e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Great friends and the Great Fjord Swim","description":"<p>ONE of the huge benefits of sea swimming for Star editor Siobhán Cronin, aside from the mental and physical boosts, is the opportunity to spend time with friends.</p><p>On the latest episode of&nbsp;<em>From A To Sea</em>, Siobhán travels to Killary in Galway to take part in the <a href=\"https://gaelforceevents.com/en/the-great-fjord-swim-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gaelforce Great Fjord Swim</a>, accompanied by two of her nearest and dearest, Ballinspittle woman Bláthnaid O'Regan, and Anne Scallan.</p><p>Join them on their journey up to Galway, full of excitement and anticipation ahead of the big swim, and the return trip through some heavy rain and lightning storms!</p><p>Time well spent.</p><p>***</p><p>Thanks for listening to&nbsp;<em>The Southern Star</em>'s From A to Sea Podcast. Please be sure to like, share and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.</p><p>Listen to our previous episodes&nbsp;<a href=\"http://southernstar.ie/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by clicking here.</a></p><p>For stories like this and more, pick up a copy of this week's Southern Star or subscribe online via&nbsp;<a href=\"http://subscribe.southernstar.ie/plans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.southernstar.ie/epaper.</a></p>","author_name":"The Southern Star"}