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'It's only taken 50 years to learn how to run a business!': Irish agent sells up after canny post-Covid business decision

Agents
Gary Noakes
16 September 2025

An agent who started his more than 50-year career in travel with British Airways the day the airline was formed has sold up, and joked he only "truly learned" how to run a business in the aftermath of the pandemic.

John Galligan Travel's John Galligan
(Credit: John Galligan Travel / Frosch Ireland)

John Galligan started his career in travel with British Airways in 1974 (Credit: John Galligan Travel / Frosch Ireland)

Dublin’s John Galligan Travel has become Frosch Ireland's latest acquisition, following that of Grogan Travel in July. The deal will see founder John Galligan stay on for around a year with the agency, which has traded for 36 years.

The existing team will remain at the branch in Dublin, which now specialises in luxury cruises and also polar expedition travel following a change in direction after Covid.