Oceans of opportunity: three people who made a career out of their love of the ocean

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Ali Jalilvand of Ali's Fish Market, Barna, Co. Galway.Picture: Hany Marzouk
Ali Jalilvand of Ali's Fish Market, Barna, Co. Galway.Picture: Hany Marzouk
Tue, 28 Jul, 2020 - 06:00
Helen O’Callaghan

The Entrepreneur

Iranian Ali Jalilvand started fishing on a leaking trawler in Galway Bay in the 1980s.

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