Mark Pollock
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Coming fourth in the Olympics didn’t change this fearless quartet, time did
- Other Sports
- May 23, 2020, 06:00
Nobody remembers fourth? It’s always been a lie, of course; one of the shiny, hollow aphorisms of sport and life that places a premium on the straight(...)

How to stay motivated while working from home
- Work
- May 8, 2020, 05:00
Motivation is a slippery fish at the best of times. It’s unbelievably fragile as anyone who has made and broken new year resolutions faster than the s(...)

‘I was aware of the risks of spinal surgery but I never thought it would be me’
- Fitness
- November 11, 2019, 06:01
Jennifer Hester has an extraordinary can-do attitude to life. The 35-year old Dubliner suffered from a spinal cord injury following surgery for the re(...)

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
- Health & Family
- November 10, 2019, 04:01
1) Blackrock Clinic in Dublin will host a “Masterclass in Heart Health” on Monday, November 11th at 7pm in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Stillorgan. Speak(...)

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
- Health & Family
- November 3, 2019, 04:01
1) Researchers from the School of Psychology at NUI Galway are currently recruiting participants from ages 16-35 in the Galway area to participate in (...)

Mark Pollock launches robotics rehabilitation programme at DCU
- Science
- September 4, 2019, 21:27
Celebrated adventurer and motivational speaker Mark Pollock joined researchers from Dublin City University on Wednesday to launch the college’s Exoske(...)

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
- Health & Family
- December 16, 2018, 03:01
1. One in four people experience a Christmas dinner disaster, according to Safefood Ireland which has issued tips on how to avert such a disaster this(...)

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
- Health & Family
- October 15, 2018, 03:01
1) Only one in seven people bring their unused, out-of-date medications back to their pharmacy, where they can be disposed of safely, according to a n(...)

Simone George on the tears and therapy of giving a Ted Talk
- TV, Radio, Web
- September 29, 2018, 06:00
Three weeks ago today I experienced a moment that my mind can still only describe to me using the words of master lyricist Amanda Palmer as a moment w(...)

‘Powerful’ Ted talk from Irish spinal cord activists Simone George and Mark Pollock
- People
- September 7, 2018, 16:00
A Ted Talk by an Irish couple – explorer Mark Pollock and human rights lawyer Simone George – about using acceptance and hope to deal with grief, from(...)