Margaret O'Shaughnessy returned to Foynes County Limerick after she was married and left her job working in banking. She was in search of a project. After she successfully helped to build the local sports complex, a museum seemed like the logical next step! This extraordinary woman and her remarkable journey towards creating a one of a kind aviation museum is the subject of the final episode in season 1 of the Flying Irishman. Margaret O'Shaugnessy has more than a few stories to tell about this very unusual adventure and our host, Jarlath Regan gives her the time and space to tell them. (Note: This episode was recorded over a landline during the worst days of the pandemic.)

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How do you create and launch a new airline from scratch during a pandemic? Jarlath's guest today might be the only person on the planet who can give you a full answer to that question. Conor McCarthy tracks his own journey from leaving school without a leaving certificate to climbing the ladder of management at AerLingus to becoming the CEO of the new kid on the block, Emerald Airlines. In this lively long form discussion Conor has the time to reflect on everything he has experienced in this storied 45 years career in aviation.

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Kenny Jacobs joins Jarlath for a conversation about his life and times in the aviation business. Jarlath looks into the work Kenny did to revive the public image of Ryanair and how one simple mantra seemed to capture the imagination of the public, regulators, staff, clients and customers.

From Moneysupermarket to Tesco, Accenture and Procter & Gamble, Kenny Jacobs has worked on every kind of marketing strategy there is to offer. What was it about the Ryanair job that captured his imagination? Together with Jarlath, he reflects on how a love of his school days influenced his future in flying.

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