ISESA Podcast
The ISESA Podcast takes you behind the scenes of the Irish sport and exercise science community. Through conversations with leading practitioners, academics and athletes, our podcast highlights their amazing work and achievements.
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- Aug 10, 2026
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Childhood Cancer, Recovery and Exercise (opens the original)
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Childhood cancer survival continues to improve, but what happens after treatment ends? In this final episode of the Summer Series, Bruce travels to Navan to meet Cillian Maguire, his mum Tracey-Ann, and researcher Jenny Fitzpatrick to discuss the CHAMPS programme - an innovative exercise intervention supporting young people after childhood cancer treatment. Together they explore recovery beyond the hospital, the challenges of fatigue and returning to everyday life, and the growing role of exerci
Understanding Obesity in the GLP-1 Era (opens the original)
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Few areas of healthcare have changed as rapidly over the past three years as obesity medicine. With medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide transforming the conversation around obesity, Bruce revisits this insightful discussion with Professor Donal O'Shea and dietitian Aoife Hearne. Rather than focusing solely on medication, this episode explores the biology of obesity, the importance of compassion in clinical practice, and why understanding obesity as a chronic disease changes how we th
Stroke, Recovery and Independence (opens the original)
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When this conversation was first recorded in 2023, structured exercise programmes for people living with long-term health conditions were only beginning to gain momentum. Today, the role of exercise professionals within healthcare has never been more important. In this episode, Bruce is joined by Annalouise Muldoon and Marie O'Connor, who shares her remarkable journey of recovering from an atypical stroke. Together they explore how structured exercise can help people regain confidence, independe
Summer Series Trailer (opens the original)
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Over the next few weeks, we're revisiting three episodes from the first season of the ISESA Podcast that have become even more relevant today than when they were originally recorded. Together, these episodes explore how sport and exercise science is increasingly moving beyond performance and into healthcare—helping people regain independence after stroke, supporting people living with obesity, and improving quality of life after childhood cancer. Whether you're discovering these conversations fo
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