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Craic On with Mairead Doyle Heffernan
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Philip Doyle is a man of many many talents and disciplines! Where do we start. First and foremost: he just won a bronze medal for Rowing at the Paris 2024 Olympic games having climbed the ranks in the rowing world very rapidly over the past decade. Not to mention doing so while also being a full-time medical doctor. Not to mention his hilarious humour and quick wit. Not to mention his stint as a male model for Abercrombie & Fitch. Mairead and Philip discuss all things Craic, from broken ribs to broken boats and beyond.
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