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Article: My day

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October 31, 2009
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Ursula McPherson speaks about her day...

I BIKE TO WORK, 10 minutes away along Gartan Lough. I only take the car if I'm going to need it during the day.

I arrive at Gartan Outdoor Education Centre between 8.30am and 9am and have a short daily meeting with our 21-strong team. It is the only time in the day when I meet all our crew before they disperse in all directions, some to the lake, others to the woodlands and others to the hills or coast.

After that I check e-mails and prioritise responses. We run a range of adventure and environmental-education courses, for groups and individuals. We also do corporate team-building programmes, often for GAA teams looking for an edge.

I'm from Dublin, ...

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