The Manual #5 - Dr Fionnula McHale

Dr. Fionnula McHale owns and runs Invigorate Clinic in Dublin City Centre where she practices functional medicine having graduated from Trinity College Dublin, in 2010. She has worked with high level athletes in the NFL and the UFC. Fionnula also very much practices what she preaches, and is an elite athlete herself; a two time European Power Lifting Champion and a runner up in the World Power Lifting Championships. She chats to Mike about her extremely impressive career and just what exactly functional medicine involves, as well as her incredible work ethic inside and outside of the gym.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/themanual20150831.mp3
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 58:32

The Manual - Brian Lloyd on filmmaker Paul Haggis

Recently Oscar winning filmmaker (and former Scientologist) Paul Haggis criticized journalists for failing to push Tom Cruise on Scientology. Entertainment.ie Movie Editor Brian Lloyd responded to Haggis with a piece explaining just why that's a difficult thing to do for anyone who is taking part of a junket set up. Brian joins Mike on a bonus episode of The Manual to delve a little further.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/themanual20150824.mp3
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 19:56

The Manual #4 - Aisling Daly

At still only 27 years of age Ais 'The Bash' Daly has achieved more in the sport of MMA than most fighters could dream of. Having trained out of John Kavanagh's SBG for around a decade alongside the likes of Conor McGregor, Paddy Holohan, Cathal Pendred and Gunnar Nelson, she made a successful debut in the UFC having featured as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez. She talks to Mike about her humble beginnings in the sport, her time in the TUF house, her teammates, and offers some no holds barred opinions on her fellow Strawweight fighters.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/themanual20150822.mp3
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 59:24

The Manual #3 - Jack Whitehall

At 27 years of age Jack Whitehall is one of the biggest comedians working the European circuit. A seemingly permanent fixture on the major British television networks, he's also an actor and writer who has just finished his first film. The Bad Education Movie is the big screen version of the hugely popular BBC series that Whitehall writes, produces and features in, and it's released in Irish cinemas on August 21st. Jack dropped into chat to Mike about the film, the transition to acting, as well as touring Ireland, his mate James Corden and Miriam O'Callaghan having 30 kids.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/themanual20150817.mp3
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 67:09

The Manual #2 - Peter Carroll

Peter Carroll is one of the most well respected MMA journalists in Europe. He is a regular contributor to Fightland, The Irish Mirror and Severe MMA and has covered MMA events from local shows, all the way to pay per view UFC events. He recently spent a week in the Mac Mansion, with Conor McGregor as he prepared for his fight with Chad Mendes ahead of UFC 189. He chats to Mike about his experiences in the house and his thoughts on Irish MMA, the fans, the perception of the sport and some of the stars of the game right now like Ronda Rousey, McGregor and UFC president Dana White.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/themanual20150810.mp3
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 67:09

The Manual #1 - An Intro

Mike Sheridan, host of The Manual and editor of entertainment.ie, chats with Movie Editor Lloyd about the point of the show (trust us, there is one...ish) as well as Brian's upcoming podcast The Insider and our new TV podcast, The Guide - with Fiona Flynn and David O'Shaughnessy. Mike also defends Adam Sandler, Vince Vaughn and the weather, while the lads talk mob mentality and True Detective.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/themanual20150804.mp3
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 34:06