Our Story

Greg launched Derval.ie in 2018 with Derval O’ Rourke and helped create one of Irelands most successful B2C Wellbeing platforms with over 18k members, In 2023, Greg announced the launch of new brand SAOL that focuses on supporting businesses support the wellbeing of their employees and/or clients.

“In 2023 and beyond many companies have introduced a hybrid or remote working environment which has created opportunities but also challenges for employees such as isolation”. Founder Greg O’Gorman believes that SAOL has the solution to these hurdles

Photograph: Patrick Browne

Our Founders

In 2018, Derval O’ Rourke and Greg O’ Gorman set out to develop a leading wellbeing platform in Ireland.

In 2023, Derval and Greg have evolved their ambition to develop the world’s most welcoming active lifestyle club.

Our ‘Aha’ moment came when we realised how important the supportive Derval.ie community was to our members, and how much they enjoyed connecting with like-minded people on and offline, and motivated each other to attend live events while completing challenges together. After 12 months of research into how we can support our members and give them the experience they deserve, we accepted Derval.ie could not provide this solution… and so… Saol was born!

Our Values