Podcast Corner: American show digs into impressive history of Shannon Duty Free
Shannon Duty Free was a groundbreaking innovation, according to the 99% Invisible podcast.
The 99% Invisible podcast has been running since 2010 and is approaching its 500th episode. It’s a good show to dip into every now and again and easy to binge - episodes clock in at around 30 minutes and you’ll always feel that bit smarter for having listened.
A recent episode, No 477 Call of Duty: Free, discusses the establishment of the Shannon duty-free store - the first in the world. The podcast lauds Brendan O’Regan for coming up with the idea. Born in Sixmilebridge - so-named, they say, because it has a bridge and is six miles from Limerick (we don’t question such things, do we…), “he just had a persuasive ability to get things done”, says biographer Cian O’Carroll.
