Field of Dreams - Sister Act
In Sisters Act we meet two sets of competitive sisters; the Ffrench O'Carroll twins, Rebecca and Charlotte, in athletics and the Murphy sisters,
Annalise and Claudine, in sailing. Two different sports but both sets of sisters have their eyes on one prize, the Olympic Games, but to get there may
well mean having to beat their own sister. For athletic champions Rebecca and Charlotte Ffrench O'Carroll there's never any problem finding
someone to train with or run against. They're identical twins who both compete in cross country, middle and long distance races and have
grown up in their sport together. The girls, now 20, started running at school and were coached by Dundrum South Athletic Club coach Eddie
McDonagh. For the twins it's never a case of sibling rivalry; 'its almost like you feel you're not racing for yourself, you're racing for your twin
to win as well,' says Charlotte. For Ian O Riordan of the Irish Times the girls have the mark of champions and compared their track record to
date with legendary stars like Sonia O Sullivan. In this radio special we hear the story of the girls, their coach and their decision to go stateside
to advance their athletics. Sonia O'Sullivan says it's these coming years which will prove decisive while coach Eddie McDonagh
says athletes like Sonia didn't reach their stride until their mid twenties so much can be expected from the twins and their hopes for the next two
Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016. The challenge of sisterly competition in a completely difference sport is what we hear from
the Murphy sisters whose mother Cathy McAleevy, competed for Ireland in the sport they now follow, the single handed women's laser.
Claudine and Annalise know that if they are to make the Olympic Games for Ireland that theirs is a sport in which only one woman can be
selected so it may well be they are competing against each other for that place. But that does not divide them. 'We'll push for each, we're
both going to strive to be the best' says Annalise and they support each other in their efforts to win. We hear from their coach
Rory Fitzgerald, their mum Cathy and from Ireland's Olympic competitor Ciara Peelo who carried the Irish flag at the Beijing Games.
Annalise and Claudine, in sailing. Two different sports but both sets of sisters have their eyes on one prize, the Olympic Games, but to get there may
well mean having to beat their own sister. For athletic champions Rebecca and Charlotte Ffrench O'Carroll there's never any problem finding
someone to train with or run against. They're identical twins who both compete in cross country, middle and long distance races and have
grown up in their sport together. The girls, now 20, started running at school and were coached by Dundrum South Athletic Club coach Eddie
McDonagh. For the twins it's never a case of sibling rivalry; 'its almost like you feel you're not racing for yourself, you're racing for your twin
to win as well,' says Charlotte. For Ian O Riordan of the Irish Times the girls have the mark of champions and compared their track record to
date with legendary stars like Sonia O Sullivan. In this radio special we hear the story of the girls, their coach and their decision to go stateside
to advance their athletics. Sonia O'Sullivan says it's these coming years which will prove decisive while coach Eddie McDonagh
says athletes like Sonia didn't reach their stride until their mid twenties so much can be expected from the twins and their hopes for the next two
Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016. The challenge of sisterly competition in a completely difference sport is what we hear from
the Murphy sisters whose mother Cathy McAleevy, competed for Ireland in the sport they now follow, the single handed women's laser.
Claudine and Annalise know that if they are to make the Olympic Games for Ireland that theirs is a sport in which only one woman can be
selected so it may well be they are competing against each other for that place. But that does not divide them. 'We'll push for each, we're
both going to strive to be the best' says Annalise and they support each other in their efforts to win. We hear from their coach
Rory Fitzgerald, their mum Cathy and from Ireland's Olympic competitor Ciara Peelo who carried the Irish flag at the Beijing Games.
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