An Irishman Abroad

To start the New Year, we have a very special episode for you from our Irish Aviators series. In a year which has seen the world of aviation essentially come to a complete stand-still, these two conversations are full of the positivity that is needed at this time of year.

Jarlath is joined by Dubai Duty Free CEO Colm McLoughlin who tells the fascinating journey from Galway to running a multi-billion dollar business in Asia. From the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, Jarlath is joined by Margaret O'Shaughnessy who tells the incredible history of the first international airport in Ireland, the birth of Irish coffee and the key role that Hollywood star Maureen O'Hara plays in the legacy of the Museum.

This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

This week, Irish music legend Jack Lukeman ('Jack L') joined Jarlath for a fascinating conversation about his life, career and how 2020 has treated him.

Jack speaks about leaving school at the tender age of 15 and the importance of learning how to work. Jack also tells the story of his move to Holland, how his performance style developed and how he plays every show as if it were his last performance.

From his fondness for his hometown of Athy to handling creativity in the pandemic, his thoughts on the music business and much more, this is a thoroughly enlightening and charming conversation to listen to on Christmas week.

This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].

Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

Writer and director John Connell is the bestselling author behind The Cow Book and The Running Book. With a life of multiple peaks and devastating troughs, John’s incredible life story and philosophy of making each day ‘your masterpiece’ simply must be heard.

John details his journey to figuring out this thing called ‘life’, the after-effects of colonialism, and his battle with depression. In a very moving part of the discussion, John also explains how his conversation with Ryan Tubridy saved a man’s life and subsequently gave him a huge amount of perspective on his own existence.

This is the perfect conversation for this Christmas after the year that it has been. As it’s so special, as a gift to you, the full length version of this conversation is available to all of our listeners.

To hear each episode in full every single week and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].

Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

3,500 Americans died in one day and the President didn’t even mention it. He’s too busy fighting for a job he has completely stopped doing. Marion discusses the view of America from Dublin while she visits home for a relative awaiting surgery. In a week when Mitch McConnell pulled the plug out of Trump’s sink, the electoral college made their vote and yet more spurious election challenge causes were flung out of court, Marion looks at the legacy that remains. Is the era of the a*$hole over or just beginning? Jarlath and Marion try to focus on some more optimistic angles, preview what is coming down the track and the very real prospect of 45 putting the football under his arm and going home early to Mar a Largo.

If you have a question for Marion please send it through to [email protected] and Jarlath will do his best to include it in the next episode.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

To hear this episode in full each week and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].

Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.