Tag Archives: Orla O’Muiri

Interview with Lucy Adams – UK’s number one female skateboarder

  1.How did you first get into the sport? I was 13 and I used to swim for the local swimming club and there was a new skatepark being built just behind the pool. I had previously used roller boots on the old ramps near me but this time I saw some skateboarders riding theContinue reading “Interview with Lucy Adams – UK’s number one female skateboarder”

Surfer’s Against Sewage Protect Our Waves Petition

A little broadcast package for university on Surfer’s Against Sewage Protect Our Waves Petition. Excuse my thick accent, it can’t be helped. Interview 1: Coast 2 Coast Surf School Owner Sam Christophersen Interview 2: Local Surfer Charlotte Workman To sign the petition click here.

I shall climb Ben Nevis.

In a pair of Doc Marten boots and Primark gloves, with no training done or experience under my belt and only a Tesco sandwich in my backpack, I decided today was the day I would climb Ben Nevis. At 6am, I boarded a minibus tottering with strangers and gear and off we set on aContinue reading “I shall climb Ben Nevis.”

Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest – Edinburgh

It’s the day after the race and my body is in pain. The sweet, delicious pain that only comes after you put your body to the test. After you make it run up a few hundred steps, climb a slick hill, do the monkey bars, crawl under nets, climb walls and jump off the otherContinue reading “Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest – Edinburgh”

Cycling’s Wheels Are Falling Off

The sport is falling into disarray as the doping scandal rolls on. by Orla O’Muiri Published in the Edinburgh Journal on 07/11/12 The only option is to hop on your bike and keep on riding, your 20km or 200km route, it doesn’t matter, keep going until it all melts away. Pace yourself, though, as thereContinue reading “Cycling’s Wheels Are Falling Off”

Poster boy’s fall from grace

Published in the Journal newspaper – 25/10/12 Another legend stumbles, and he falls as he raced- hard and fast. Lance Armstrong is no longer the unstoppable hero of a sport; he is human and he is a cheat. Former US Postal Service cyclist Lance Armstrong received a lifetime ban on 24 August this year afterContinue reading “Poster boy’s fall from grace”

Croke Park Finds Its Heroes

Published in The Journal Newspaper – Edinburgh 10 Oct 2012 Two counties per year get to boast winning the ultimate title in Irish sport. They secure that privilege for one year only, then they must start from the bottom once again, everyone an equal. Neighbouring counties pitted against neighbouring counties. All must take to CrokeContinue reading “Croke Park Finds Its Heroes”

Longboarding in Ireland

Published in OutDare Adventures on 1 Oct 2012. A stretch of tarmac, a summers breeze, and a longboard – that is all you need for an evening of bliss. You yearn for an adrenaline rush, but you are restrained by a tight leash;  the dreaded word that consumes your thoughts and haunts your dreams; money.Continue reading “Longboarding in Ireland”

Tiernan-Locke a Tour de Force

Published in the Journal newspaper – Edinburgh & Glasgow edition 26/09/12 First the crowds screamed for Cavendish, then Wiggins, then Armitstead, Hoy and Pendleton. Now Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is the name rolling off supporter’s lips, in what has been a historic summer for the sport, one in which showcased a river of British cycling talent. TheContinue reading “Tiernan-Locke a Tour de Force”