These are the midweek meals Olympians Rob and Marian Heffernan feed their family 

They are raising the next generation of Irish sports stars, but what do the Heffernans eat when they're at home
These are the midweek meals Olympians Rob and Marian Heffernan feed their family 

The Heffernan family, from left, Cathal, Marian, Rob and Meghan during the launch of Bord Bia's Crack on Campaign for World Egg Day at Blackrock in Cork. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

"We're a busy house," Marian Heffernan tells me, leaning on the counter of her kitchen in Cork while husband Rob bustles around behind her. We are squeezing in a ten-minute conversation between both of our school runs. 

("If you want to get something done, ask a mother.")

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