Eamonn Coghlan Irish Olympian

From Olympian to Humanitarian: Eamonn Coghlan's Journey is one to be inspired by! It was a pleasure to get to sit down with Eamonn, one of Ireland's all-time Great Athletes to discuss life as a kid in Ireland, his career defining move to America, and how Ireland perform in the 2024 Olympic games in Paris - almost 50 years on from Eamonn's first ever Olympic Games in 1976.

Eamonn is a long-time Ambassador and Patron for GOAL an Irish humanitarian agency founded by former Irish Press journalist, John O'Shea in 1977 when he saw the plight of street children in Kolkata (Calcutta) first-hand. Over the last 47 years GOAL has responded to many of the world's major humanitarian crises, working with vulnerable communities in more than 60 countries. I sat down with Eamonn  in New York as GOAL launched their Great Ethiopia Run Challenge. The Great Ethiopia Run is a famous 10k run in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at 9000ft altitude that takes place November 2024. Those taking on the challenge will complete the once in a lifetime run, as well as visit GOAL's humanitarian programs in Ethiopia to witness firsthand the impact of their support.

I really enjoyed chatting to Eamonn about his incredible impact on and off the track, including his contributions to the Irish-American community and many humanitarian and charitable Irish causes.
To find out more about the Great Ethiopia Run go to
https://www.goalus.org/greatrun/