Episode 3038: Ellen Keane On Seeing Magic And Seeking Spontaneity, Team Ireland Take Off, Ken Meets The Gaffer, McAteer Nostalgia

Ken cycled to Abbotstown for the latest instalment of Ireland-England week. We ask him for “gaffer” insights and if it’s ok to boo the England players?

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Ellen Keane has competed at FIVE Paralympics Games, has a cabinet full of trophies, a mind full of memories and this week has raced her last competitive race. She joins us on the line from Paris to discuss the highs and lows of the swimming grind, her thoughts on retirement, feeling and not feeling the magic, seeking spontaneity, finding joy and what she plans to do next.

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Plus there’s body language bluffers and guilt free Premier League.

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