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	Podcast:		Dermot & Dave
	Episode:		Meet The Galway Woman Rowing Across The Atlantic Solo
	Category:		Comedy
	Duration:		00:11:18
	Publish Date:		2022-01-17 12:17:07
	Description:		Hammerhead sharks, German sailors singing Happy Birthday and making friends with some Storm Petrel is just the average day for Karen Weekes! [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/01/17121606/KarenWeekes_1701.mp3"][/audio] The Munster Technological University lecturer is currently making her way across the Atlantic, completely solo. View this post on Instagram A post shared by karen Weekes (@shecando2021) Dr Weekes is hoping to become the first Irish woman to complete the trek, and is currently a little over six weeks into her journey. Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Karen revealed how she’s been getting on, how she manages to sleep and if she’s eaten all the nice biscuits yet! You can catch the chat by clicking play above, and to find out more about Karen’s ‘She Can Do’ campaign, visit her website.
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