What's The Craic Podcast

72. George Harrington - Big Projects and Bigger Community


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In the first episode of the newly rebranded What’s the Craic Podcast, I sit down with fellow Irishman man George Harrington, an engineer and project delivery specialist who moved from Ireland to Perth and built a career across some of the toughest and most interesting projects around the world.


We talk about:

🇮🇪 Growing up in Cork with a strong work ethic installed from his father

🎓 Studying engineering and building a career that took him from Ireland to Australia

🏗️ Working on major infrastructure projects including Australia’s largest private hospital redevelopment and remote mining projects in the Great Sandy Desert

🌍 Jumping head first into engineering work in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the world's largest lithium mine

☘️ Becoming chairman of Perth’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade

🎉 The vision to make Perth’s celebration the greatest St. Patrick’s Day event in the Southern Hemisphere


This one is a brilliant mix of professional expertise, adventure, community, and the Irish spirit that connects people across the world.


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What's The Craic PodcastBy Odhran McCorry