Mick Dowling came from a family of 16 and is a native of Castlecomer in Kilkenny.  From an early age&apos; Mick needed to be resilient and he showed that by winning eight national boxing titles in the bantamweight division- as well as competing in two Olympic Games. Mick tells his story to Frank Greally in this episode of Heroes &amp; Friends Podcasts.

Hi, Frank Greally here. Welcome to my new podcast Heroes and Friends. This is my new series where I chat to people who may at one stage have been my hero and have since become my friend. I really look forward to sharing their stories and messages with you and hopefully you can draw some inspiration from them. Make sure to subscribe for a new episode every week. Edited and produced by Nick Moloney