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Pastry Chef Audrey Cahatol

Surfer & Outdoor Activities Instructor Seamus McGolderick

Creative & Marketing Director Richie O'Hara Jnr.

Restaurant Manager Robert Bowe

Revenue Manager Finola Twomey

CEO and Entrepreneur Lorraine Heskin

General Manager Denyse Campbell

Activities Instructor Liam Regan

Tour Guide Pat Liddy Walking Tours

Tourism Careers This is My Office

Wedding Planner Dean Coyne

Tourism Careers Instagram Take Over

Theme Park Attractions Manager Blathnaid Rock

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Catherine O'Grady Powers, Owner Gleenkeen Farms

Catherine is owner of Glen Keen Farm, one of Irelands largest sheep farms on the Wild Atlantic Way.

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What were the main 'career decision' milestones in your life so far?

From a young age I always had an interest in travel, I would make the trips to Shannon airport annually to pick up our relatives visiting from the states, always loved the buzz of the airport and always had a desire to work in the travel industry. I loved studying French in high school and struck up a pen pal relationship with my dear friend from Paris, whom I visited on many occasions.

I did a business studies course in Limerick and from there had an opportunity to attend an interview with Ryanair, they were recruiting for their reservations teams both in their Dublin and London offices, I was selected for London. Loved life in London, working for Ryanair was a lot of fun and I availed of the tax only air travel around Europe visiting Spain, Greece, Turkey often flying on the jump seats in the cockpit, a fun and carefree life!

When Ryanair decided to decentralise back to Dublin, I was fortunate to land a job with Royal Brunei, an airline owned by the Sultan of Brunei, this was an incredible experience and I started earning 3 times my Ryanair salary! I met my American Husband, Jim who is a Pilot in London and moved to the USA. Home was always pulling at my heart strings and a childhood desire to setup a business on my home-farm had never left my mind.