Irish Tennis Updates Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. In this episode I’ve been talking to Conor Niland. Conor has been on the show before talking about his career, and his role as Davis Cup captain, but now he’s back to talk about his best-selling book “The Racket”. The book has been a best-seller in Ireland since it was released at the start of June. We talk about the process of writing the book, the busy two months since it was released, and also touch on some of the highlights from the book. Towards the end of the chat we also talk about the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Tunisia, and the return of the Irish Open this year to Carrickmines. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This episode I’ve been chatting to Simon Carr, who recently retired from pro tennis after several years as the Irish ATP number one player. Simon was on the show before, during the first lockdown in 2020, and it great to catch up with him again and hear how his last few years have gone. We talk about his injury struggles, his highs and lows in tennis since 2020 and the difficult decision to retire from tennis. He mentions Davis Cup as a big motivation that kept him in the game. We also talk about what’s next for Simon. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This time I’m chatting to Conor Gannon, who is currently at the University of Memphis, and previously attended Tennessee. Conor has also recently been selected for his Davis Cup debut in Barbados later this month, the 16th and 17thof September. This is a brilliant achievement for Conor In this episode, we hear about Conor’s journey in tennis so far, his experiences in junior tennis, and his memories of watching Davis Cup as a kid and what it means to now be playing for his country. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. In this episode I’m chatting to Garreth Greene. Garreth is Ireland’s number one wheelchair tennis player, and is currently ranked inside the top 100, at number 92. He is targeting qualification for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. We talk about Garreth’s tennis journey, from finding the game at 28 to competing in the Irish Open, to winning his first professional singles title in Switzerland earlier this year. We also discuss the state of wheelchair tennis in Ireland at the moment, what we could be doing better, and how the global game is going from strength to strength and the exposure that wheelchair tennis is getting these days. I think this is an amazing episode and I’m sure that after you listen you’ll be wishing Garreth the very best for his tennis journey over the next couple of years. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This is the latest episode with Mark Finnegan and this time we’re looking back at the end of the US College tennis season, as well as talking about summer league back in Ireland and some upcoming tournaments over the summer

Thanks for listening to this update, get out there and enjoy some tennis!

In this episode I catch up once again with Mark Finnegan. We look back at the recent ITF junior event in Dublin and get an update on the results of the Irish players in US college tennis as we come into the final few weeks of the season.

The very best of luck to everyone competing over the next few weeks, both in the States and also back here in Ireland as we come into the exciting summer months for tennis.

Thanks for listening and please do tune in again next time for another update.

In this episode with Mark Finnegan, we hear all about the progress of the Irish players in US college so far this season. We also hear about some recent results from college tennis here in Ireland, and also get some updates on the recent DLTC winter league that is moving into the play off stages.

It’s a busy time for tennis at the moment so tune in to hear all about it

Welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This episode I’ve been talking to Mark Finnegan catching up on the goings on in Irish tennis from the end of 2021, including the National Indoors, and looking ahead to 2022, and in particular the US college tennis season. Please do tune in over the coming weeks and months to see how things progress. The very best of luck to all players in action this year.

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I’ve been chatting to Wesley O’Brien, an Irish tennis coach. Wesley is the founder of Hit and Hope Tennis and has visited various refugee camps around Europe, running tennis sessions and making the sport available to so many people who would otherwise not have access to it. Back home in Ireland, Wesley is involved with the Enjoy Tennis programme and blind tennis in particular, working with the Irish team at the 2018 blind tennis World Championships. We talk about all of this and more. Listen to find out how Wesley got started with these projects and about some of the experiences he’s had. This is a very inspirational episode and it’s brilliant to hear about this work. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

Hello and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. In this episode I’ve been talking to Stuart Haxell, who is one of Ireland’s top blind tennis players. We talk about Stuart’s experiences in the sport, in the past and looking ahead to future competitions. We also look at the state of the sport in Ireland and around the world and discuss how it’s grown over the last few years. Most people don’t know a lot about blind tennis, and I think it’s brilliant to get to hear about it, especially from someone like Stuart who is so involved in it and has had so much success on the court. There is a lot to take from this episode! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com