Vitality festival of fitness for the RDS

FINN Murray, of The Hopsack health food store, Rathmines, has been announced as a retail ambassador for Vitality 2019.

Vitality is a festival and celebration of natural health, wellbeing and fitness taking place in the RDS Dublin on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, 29.

Vitality will bring together leading Irish and international experts in natural health, nutrition, wellbeing, fitness, and sustainability, including Finn Murray. 

Details of the Vitality 2019 line-up were announced at a photocall in the Iveagh Garden Hotel. 

With a jam-packed schedule across four stages over two days, headlining the event will be Holly White, vegan food blogger, cookbook author and fashion stylist, who will be speaking on the Cookery Stage.

Alison Canavan, wellbeing coach, author and motivational speaker, will be headlining the Vitality stage and delivering coaching clinics on mindfulness and meditation.

Horticultural therapist and author Fiann Ó'Nualláin will be speaking on the Sustainability Stage while Paul Byrne, fitness expert, charity activist and founder of BodyByrne, will be leading the charge at the Fitness Stage, where there will be a range of classes taking place over the weekend from family-friendly yoga to strength and mobility.

Speaking at the launch was Alan McGrath from Health Stores Ireland, who are behind the event.

“Vitality 2019 is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the natural health industry in Ireland and bring the collective wealth of knowledge of our health stores to a wider audience,” he said.

“We’re delighted to have Finn on board as a retail ambassador. Over the two days we’ll have a jam-packed schedule.”