Irish Tennis Updates Podcast

Dave Miley Interview

January 03, 2021 10:31 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I have a great episode to start the new year with Dave Miley. Dave has worked in the administration side of the sport for many years, most notably as the Head of Development in the ITF for over 25 years. A job in which he achieved a lot of good for the sport. Since leaving that role, Dave has run for presidency of the ITF in 2019 and is now the national director for tennis in Kazakhstan. As well as all this, we discuss some...

Barry King Interview

December 20, 2020 10:16 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’m chatting to Barry King. Barry had a successful junior career in Ireland before spending four years in the University of Notre Dame. As a pro, Barry reached a career high of 600 in singles, and 431 in doubles. He had great success in Davis Cup and has stayed involved in tennis since retiring from the game in 2011. We chat about the Casey Camps, life in college, Davis Cup, what he has done since retiring and much more. I ...

Dearbhaile Roe Interview

November 08, 2020 09:50 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’m chatting to Dearbhaile Roe, who is currently among the top ten women in the country, and has had great success as a junior and a senior. She grew up playing tennis in Claremorris Tennis Club in County Mayo. We talk about her experiences playing tennis in Connacht, the pros and cons that go with that, and her thoughts on the present, and future of Connacht tennis as well. On that, we also talk about playing Interpros...

John Morrissey Interview

October 25, 2020 10:18 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MB

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’m chatting to John Morrissey who shares some stories and insights from his great tennis journey. John had a stellar junior career, with a career high ranking of 30 in the world ITF. He reached the QF of the Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010, he played all four junior grand slams twice, and was a practice partner for Nadal at the French Open and the Bryan Brothers at Wimbledon. While at college in the US, he was an All A...

Tristan Farron Mahon Interview Part 2

October 18, 2020 09:03 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Hello, and welcome to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’m excited to bring you part 2 of my chat with Tristan Farron Mahon. If you haven’t yet listened to part 1, I’d recommend that you do so before listening to this episode. This week Tristan discusses his experiences with Davis Cup, his thesis on tennis, its effects and the changes that still need to take place in the structure of professional tennis, his current job and how his background in tennis has helped him, and more. If ...

Tristan Farron Mahon Interview Part 1

October 11, 2020 09:51 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve got a great episode with Tristan Farron Mahon. I really enjoyed getting into Tristan’s tennis journey and what he’s learned along the way. I’ve split this episode into two parts and this week it’s part one. Tristan talks about moving to the Hopman Academy in Florida aged just 10, his junior success and relationship with Marin Cilic, his struggles and success on the pro tour, the importance and role of decision making,...

Ross Niland Interview

October 04, 2020 08:38 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’m chatting to the brilliant Ross Niland. Ross is currently the CEO of Queen’s Club in London. We talk about how this role came about, how the time has gone so far and Ross’ visions and plans for the future. We also talk about his earlier days in tennis, his experiences representing Munster and Ireland, the similarities between tennis and banking and more. I really enjoyed talking to Ross and I hope you find this episode i...

Dave Mullins Interview

September 27, 2020 09:01 - 49 minutes - 46 MB

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’m chatting to Dave Mullins. Dave currently lives in Arizona, and is the Managing Director of the ITA, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. His US college tennis journey started as a player. He then moved into the coaching world before starting in his current role in 2019. We talk about what Dave does in his current role, his time college coaching, his experiences playing in the college tennis system, his memories of j...

September Update

September 20, 2020 08:59 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MB

Hello! This episode I've got something a little different. No guest so I thought I'd do an update episode in the style of my monthly newsletter. If you'd like to sign up to the newsletter so you'll be the first to receive future editions, you can do so here: http://eepurl.com/gBLUfP To check out my twitter page, click here: https://twitter.com/TennisUpdateIRE And remember that you can get 5% off your order on tennispro.eu by using the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 Check it out! Any and all fe...

Grainne O'Neill Interview

September 13, 2020 08:19 - 48 minutes - 45 MB

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Today I’m chatting to Grainne O’Neill. Grainne grew up playing tennis in Naas, reached the peak of Irish junior tennis aged 18 winning the singles, doubles and mixed at Fitzwilliam, followed that by spending four years playing tennis in Ohio State University and now works in Tennis Ireland promoting women in the sport. I found this a really enjoyable chat and I learned loads about the brilliant work she is doing at the moment. As wel...

Owen Casey Interview Part 2

September 06, 2020 08:53 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MB

Hello and welcome to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. I’m really excited to bring you this week’s episode, a brilliant chat with Irish tennis legend Owen Casey. Owen was Irish number 1 for 15 years, had an incredible record in Davis Cup, played in 3 Olympics and the list goes on. This is part two of two. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, I’d recommend that you do before listening to this episode. In part two, Owen discusses his best memories from Davis Cup; as player and captain, his ...

Owen Casey Interview Part 1

August 30, 2020 09:13 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

Hello and welcome to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. I’m really excited to bring you this week’s episode, a brilliant chat with Irish tennis legend Owen Casey. Owen was Irish number 1 for 15 years, had an incredible record in Davis Cup, played in 3 Olympics and the list goes on. I’ve split this episode into two parts. In part one we talk about Owen’s junior success, his time in US college, highlights of his time on tour and what it was like to play in the Olympics. If you enjoyed this episo...

Stephen Higgins Interview

August 23, 2020 08:19 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Thanks for joining me again. I hope you’re doing well and staying safe at the moment. This week I’ve got a slightly different episode to the normal, for the first time on the podcast I’m speaking to a tennis journalist, Stephen Higgins. Stephen makes regular appearances on national radio to discuss tennis and has his own site, Crosscourt View, dedicated to the sport. I really enjoyed talking to Stephen and getting this alternative v...

Yvonne Doyle Interview

August 16, 2020 08:40 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Hello, and welcome back to series 2 of the Irish Tennis Updates. I'm excited to be back and I think I've got a great guest for you this week. I'm chatting to Yvonne Doyle, winner of 10 professional titles including the Irish Open in 2001. She has career high singles and doubles rankings inside the top 250, played Fed Cup for Ireland for many years and served as captain of the Fed Cup team for six years. As well as coaching tennis, Yvonne also teaches yoga and meditation and is soon releasing...

Aistis Slajus Interview

June 28, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MB

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Today I’ve got a really special episode with the founder of the Get a Grip Tennis Academy, based in David Lloyd Riverview, Aistis Slajus. Aistis grew up in Lithuania, won the national senior championships aged 15, represented his country in Davis Cup and was captain of the Fed Cup team before moving to Ireland over 10 years ago. And he is now one of the top coaches in the country. His story is fascinating, his attitude and outlo...

James Cluskey Interview

June 21, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

Hello, and welcome to episode 19 of the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Today I’m speaking to James Cluskey. James reached a career high doubles ranking of 145 and won 16 pro doubles titles, including 2 Challengers. Since retiring in 2015, he has broken the world record for the longest doubles match, at over 60 hours, and founded his own high-performance company. He has also written a book, that’s coming out in the next couple of weeks. We talk about James’ junior days, his time in US Colleg...

Jane Fennelly Interview

June 14, 2020 08:30 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MB

Hi, welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Thanks for joining me again. This week I’m speaking to Jane Fennelly, a five-time Fed Cup player for Ireland, most recently last year in Montenegro. We discuss her junior days in a thriving Donnybrook, her Fed Cup debut while still a junior, her experiences in US College, how tennis is helping her today in her life and career, the importance of enjoying tennis, and a whole lot more. I really enjoyed talking to Jane and I think that her ref...

Paul Casey Interview

June 07, 2020 09:07 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

Hello, and welcome back to another episode of the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Thanks for tuning in. This week I have a great episode. I’m talking to Paul Casey. Paul has been involved in Irish tennis his whole life and is one of the most experienced and respected coaches in the country. As a player, he attended college in the US and since then he has dedicated himself to coaching. He was formerly the national coach, he spent many years working in Kilternan, and he has worked with a huge num...

Garry Cahill Interview

May 31, 2020 08:55 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Hi, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I think I've got a great episode with a great guest. Garry Cahill has done it all in Irish tennis. He spent 13 years as High Performance Director at Tennis Ireland, during which time he was instrumental in setting up the National Tennis Centre in DCU. He has been captain of the Irish Davis and Fed Cup teams. And last year he set yp Prodigy Tennis, that offers a wide range of services and programmes to help develop tennis in t...

Simon Carr Interview

May 24, 2020 08:59 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MB

Hi guys and welcome back to another episode of the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Today I’m talking to the current Irish number one on the men’s side, with a career high ranking of 512, and the winner of one pro singles title, currently aged 20, it’s Simon Carr. I was really looking forward to talking to Simon and I think that this was a great chat. We talk about the lockdown and return to tennis, Simon’s successful junior career, winning his first title last year, playing Davis Cup for Irelan...

John McGahon Interview

May 17, 2020 10:19 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Hi all, and welcome back to another episode of the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Today I’m talking to former Davis Cup player and currently one of the very top coaches in the country, and the current Fed Cup captain, John McGahon. We talk about how he is adapting to and learning from the current situation, his best and worst experiences in tennis, the highlights of his career, what he loves so much about coaching, and much more. I really enjoyed this chat and think John has some really gr...

Peter Bothwell Interview

May 10, 2020 09:26 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MB

Hi all and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Thanks for joining me again. Today I am lucky enough to be talking to Peter Bothwell, current pro player with a carrer high singles ranking of 602, and Irish Open champion in 2018. I was really excited to be talking to Peter. We chat about what it was like to be at an event when everything was called off, how visualization has helped him turn his singles form around, how he nearly but didn't go to college in the US, what is was li...

Fabio Molle Interview

May 03, 2020 08:54 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. Thanks for tuning in. Today on the show is Fabio Molle, the founder of Functional Tennis, one of the very best tennis social media accounts in the world. Keep listening to learn exactly what Fabio does. I was really excited to have Fabio on the show. We talk about how he thinks tennis will look after the lockdown, how and why he started Functional Tennis, the highlights along his journey so far, his thoughts on professional tennis ...

Conor Niland Interview

April 26, 2020 08:10 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Hi guys and welcome to episode 11! I'm really excited to have Conor Niland on the show this week. He retired from pro tennis in 2012 but has stayed involved in the game since then, and is currently the Davis Cup captain. His career highlights included his Wimbledon and US Open apperances and his three ATP Challenger titles. We talk about his memories of these experiences, how he got into tennis, the main challenges he faced on tour, what he would do differently if he could do it all again, an...

Paul Fitzgerald Interview

April 19, 2020 09:07 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MB

Hi all and welcome to episode 10! I'm looking to release one episode a week for the time being. This week I think I've got a great episode for you. It's a little longer than usual but I think it's really entertaining. I'm chatting to Paul Fitzgerald, current Munster coach and DLTC player. Paul has had a great journey in tennis and tells me about his experiences representing his province aged just 15, his junior success in Ireland, how he continued that success while on a scholarship in ...

Ruth Copas Interview

April 15, 2020 08:31 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Hello and welcome to episode 9 Today I chat to Ruth Copas, current Fed Cup player and recent graduate of the US tennis college system. I really enjoyed chatting with Ruth. We talked about how tennis started for her, her best tennis memories, her favourite thing about tennis and more. I hope you are all keeping well at the moment and managing to get some exercise in and stay well. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show...

Mark Finnegan Interview

April 13, 2020 07:58 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

Hello and welcome to episode 8 of the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This episode I chat to Mark Finnegan. Mark has a fanstastic story in tennis, from junior player with a lot of success here in Ireland, to US college player, to college coach, and now he has come back to Ireland and is helping send more players on scholarships to the States. We talk about all this, as well as Mark's views on tennis in Ireland at the moment, and more. I hope you are all keeping well at the moment and mana...

Julie Byrne Interview

April 08, 2020 10:29 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Hello and welcome to episode 7 Today I am chatting to Julie Byrne. Julie is currently in her final year of a tennis scholarship in the States. We talk about how corona virus has affected her tennis season. We also talk about how she has gotten to this point on her tennis journey, and her plans after college. Also, Julie attempts my first ever tennis quiz. Listen to the end to see how she gets on I really enjoyed this chat with Julie,and hope you will find it interesing and entertaining too...

Osgar O'Hoisín Interview

March 23, 2020 11:23 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Hello and welcome to episode 6! This time I speak to Osgar O'Hoisín. Osgar completed a four year tennis scholarship in the US at the end of last year and has been playing pro events ever since. We talk about these experiences for him, his advice for players, how the corona virus crisis is affecting him and much more. I thought this was a really interesting and insighful chat. Many thanks to Osgar for his time I hope you are all staying safe during this challenging time If you enjoyed thi...

Sinead Lohan Interview

March 11, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

Welcome to episode 5! This time I chat to Sinead Lohan. We discuss her tennis journey, her experiences of life on tour and her thoughts on tennis in general and on Irish tennis. I really enjoyed this chat, and I hope you will too During this episode, I also give some updates on Irish tennis over the last couple of weeks, both at home and abroad. Tune in for the latest Simon Carr, Peter Bothwell and Karola Bejenaru updates and more. Also, I give a shoutout to new tennis podcast Game to Lov...

Jenny Claffey Interview

December 22, 2019 14:16 - 35 minutes - 33 MB

This time I chat to former Irish number 1, Jenny Claffey. In a career plagued and shortened by injury, she enjoyed some good success in 2015 and 2016, in winning three pro titles. Jenny tells a great story and has a great message for any aspiring juniors out there. A real insiration. So well worth a listen, hope you enjoy. Remember to check me out on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE I welcome any feedback you may have about this episode or any others. Please email [email protected] Al...

Sam Barry Interview

October 19, 2019 13:29 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Today I chat to Sam Barry. Sam retired earlier this year. He reached a career high 246 in the world and won 30 pro titles during his career. He talks about his junior success, being a hitting partner at the ATP finals, what it was like to miss out on Wimbledon qualifying by just 1 place in 2016 and much more. I would like to thank Sam for his time and wish him all the best in the future. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you have any feedback at all please do not be shy to contact me on Twi...

David O'Hare Interview

September 17, 2019 17:24 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MB

Former Memphis University alumni and with a career high doubles ranking of 117 in the world, Dave talks to me about his early playing days, his professional success, his current and upcoming coaching work, his encounter with Roger Federer and his opinion on who is the greatest of all time. Remember, follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE Please get in touch with any feedback you may have for me, positive or negative And use the discount code TennisUpdateIRE5 to get 5% off your order on ten...

Julian Bradley Interview

September 08, 2019 07:29 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MB

I get to speak to Julian Bradley, current 341st in the world in the doubles ATP rankings. He gives some fascinating insight into his experiences of the US college tennis system, how being Irish has affected him and his plans and ambitions for the year to come. And lots more. Send any feedback to me on Twitter, twitter.com/TennisUpdateIRE Or email [email protected] And remember, use the code TennisUpdateIRE5 to get 5% off your order on tennispro.eu