The Shape I'm in: Susan Hegarty - To the waters wild

GREAT OUTDOORS: Geographer Susan Hegarty at Allihies Copper Mines, which feature in an upcoming series of ‘Building Ireland’.

Susan Hegarty’s enthusiasm for the natural world is infectious. A presenter of RTÉ’s Building Ireland series, the geographer immediately draws the viewer in with her energy and passion. But it’s when she’s in the water that the excitement peaks.

It comes as no surprise to hear she was raised by the water’s edge in Monkstown, Co Cork, attending the local sailing club from a young age. “I absolutely love being in the water,” she says.