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Irish Talkers

Irish Talkers

By The Talk Show for Talkers

From Toastmasters in Cork Ireland, "The Talk Show for Talkers" is hosted by Toastmasters Moira O'Brien DTM & Paul O'Mahony and James Finnigan together with guests. All about Communications, Confidence, Leadership and Public Speaking - the Toastmasters International Way.
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Irish TalkersSep 20, 2019

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ESCAPADE & Ideas for Better Meetings
Mar 16, 202425:33
Interview with David Clinton
Mar 09, 202427:28
Leadership Opportunities, SAGACIOUS & Nervous
Mar 02, 202422:23
Interview with International President Morag Mathieson
Feb 24, 202428:42
Hurkle Durkle & AI in Toastmasters
Feb 17, 202419:15
Interview with Olga Byrne
Feb 10, 202420:04
Extraordinary Teams - EBULLIENT - Another Icebreaker
Feb 03, 202420:05
Interview with Michael McCann
Jan 27, 202420:06
Resolutions - RESOLUTE - Organise your Table Topics
Jan 20, 202417:16
Interview with Evelyn Khan-Panni
Jan 13, 202417:23
Good Starts - RECONCILIATION - Storytelling Tips
Jan 06, 202419:30
Interview with Piotr Chimko
Jan 04, 202425:54
ENCHANT & a look back at 2023
Dec 27, 202321:06
Interview with Gerry Dunn
Dec 16, 202318:57
Protocols & Processes - LUDICROUS - Dynamic Speaking
Dec 09, 202318:17
Interview with Celine Talbot
Dec 02, 202315:13
Positives - SHIIVOO - Left Brain, Right Brain
Nov 25, 202323:38
Interview with Maura Meaney
Nov 18, 202316:19
Nervous - WHIMSICAL - Worldwide
Nov 11, 202319:59
Interview with Sue Burnett
Nov 04, 202318:41
Networking, EPIC & Hidden Nuggets
Oct 28, 202319:03
Interview with Rose Marie Calder
Oct 21, 202323:25
 The need for Speed, PERMEATE & The Icebreaker
Oct 14, 202318:33
Interview with Mairead Dillon
Oct 07, 202315:11
Increase your Pension, Stakeholder, Nerves
Sep 30, 202321:09
Interview with Satya Morarji
Sep 23, 202334:35
Public Relations, FLAMBOYANT, Crutches
Sep 16, 202323:53
Interview with James Finnegan
Sep 09, 202321:13
The Humble Leader, HUMILITY & Two Ears One Mouth
Sep 02, 202321:09
Interview with Paul Greenway
Aug 26, 202316:21
Contests - AUGUST - Community
Aug 19, 202322:13
Interview with Anthony Garvey
Aug 12, 202322:33
Shape the Future, FLUSTER, Storytelling Mistakes
Aug 05, 202322:12
Interview with Bill Hayden
Jul 29, 202332:26
Officer Training, AUDACIOUS & Creativity
Jul 22, 202322:12
Interview with Elizabeth Jordan
Jul 15, 202315:05
Feedback, INGENIOUS, Blooms Day
Jul 08, 202326:32
Interview with Katuta Lumpa
Jul 01, 202326:25
Conference Debrief & Serendipity
Jun 24, 202318:56
Interview with Danny Banks
Jun 17, 202322:57
Accessible, LAUD & AI
Jun 10, 202329:33
Interview with Pat Sexton
Jun 03, 202319:46
A Storytelling Organisation, DILEMMA & Anniversaries
May 27, 202322:30
Interview with Dave Greig
May 20, 202320:17
Why, INFLUX, Online Visitors
May 13, 202322:27
Interview with Georgina Hodgkinson
May 06, 202327:26
Behind the Scenes, FLIMFLAM, Legacy
Apr 22, 202318:52
Interview with Kavita Dulai
Apr 15, 202322:23
The DEC, ELOQUENT and turning a good speech into a great speech.
Apr 08, 202322:17
Interview with Shirley Gallagher

Interview with Shirley Gallagher

Our interview guest this week is Dr Shirley Gallagher, currently secretary of Guardian Toastmasters in Cork.

Here is Shirley's bio:

Dr Shirley Gallagher is a big picture sustainability thinker. She is known for helping companies and government agencies to decarbonise their systems. Dr Gallagher is a Researcher with IMR, Chairperson of the Cork based Environmental Charity, CEF, an EU Climate Ambassador,  a Climate Reality Leader and a sustainability consultant. Shirley initially became interested in environmental issues after the disastrous Chernobyl explosion (1986). This interest led her to gaining a PhD (Ulster University 1995) in the management and measurement of contaminants in a brown field site ‘An Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Belfast Gasworks Site’. Shirley is an ISO auditor, specialising in testing, calibration, quality, Health & Safety, energy  and environmental standards for private and government agencies.

Shirley remains passionate about science in every sense of the word. One of the reasons she joined Toastmasters (2012) was to engage, enthuse and educate people in climate change. She has coordinated and led numerous projects within Toastmasters including an 8-week Speechcraft (Public Speaking Course). Developing a methodology to upskill environmental professionals in the green economy began in 2005, when she began organising conferences on behalf of the Environmental Sciences of Ireland (ESAI). Co-founding Enviroskillnet in 2007 and after the recession, pivoting to Greenworks Ireland as a consortium in green skills development, along with facilitation for Cork Environmental Forum (CEF) in Global Action Plan, and greener living programmes.

Her interest in HVAC and building performances is as a result of climate awareness and the need for energy efficiency in buildings. She has worked as part of the business development teams in insulation firms Grainger Energy Solutions and Ecocel and with the HVAC company, Sirus, Dr Gallagher worked on the Horizon Europe R&D project, IMPRESS as lead, developing business models, software development, measuring building performance before, during and after deep retrofits. As well as developing a software system for managing F-Gas recovery as part of the maintenance and end of life procedures.


Apr 01, 202323:18