Karen Duffer

Today on the show, we have the story of Brendan O'Regan, a former bartender turned entrepreneur who said, let the world have its crevasse tax-free.

Today on the show, we have the story of Brendan O'Regan, a former bartender turned entrepreneur who said, let the world have its crevasse tax-free.

Today on the show, we have the story of Brendan O'Regan, a former bartender turned entrepreneur who said, let the world have its crevasse tax-free.

In the 1940s, when people were traveling from New York to London or Paris, they were in these propeller planes. And to refuel, they had to land in the first runway they saw after crossing the Atlantic. And that was Western Ireland, County Clare, along the Shannon River.

In the 1940s, when people were traveling from New York to London or Paris, they were in these propeller planes. And to refuel, they had to land in the first runway they saw after crossing the Atlantic. And that was Western Ireland, County Clare, along the Shannon River.

In the 1940s, when people were traveling from New York to London or Paris, they were in these propeller planes. And to refuel, they had to land in the first runway they saw after crossing the Atlantic. And that was Western Ireland, County Clare, along the Shannon River.

This is when our duty-free hero, Dr. Brendan O'Regan, enters the story.

This is when our duty-free hero, Dr. Brendan O'Regan, enters the story.

This is when our duty-free hero, Dr. Brendan O'Regan, enters the story.

When the movie stars got their pictures taken, you could sometimes see O'Regan in the background. He's a dapper man with sandy hair, slicked back.

When the movie stars got their pictures taken, you could sometimes see O'Regan in the background. He's a dapper man with sandy hair, slicked back.

When the movie stars got their pictures taken, you could sometimes see O'Regan in the background. He's a dapper man with sandy hair, slicked back.

Wait, O'Regan created the very first Irish coffee? It's delicious. Irish coffee is the best.

Wait, O'Regan created the very first Irish coffee? It's delicious. Irish coffee is the best.

Wait, O'Regan created the very first Irish coffee? It's delicious. Irish coffee is the best.

Well, not everything, because O'Regan noticed that there was this loophole. In the British Isles, it had been a tradition that sailors about to head off on a long sea voyage could bring on board rum and whiskey without. paying duties.

Well, not everything, because O'Regan noticed that there was this loophole. In the British Isles, it had been a tradition that sailors about to head off on a long sea voyage could bring on board rum and whiskey without. paying duties.

Well, not everything, because O'Regan noticed that there was this loophole. In the British Isles, it had been a tradition that sailors about to head off on a long sea voyage could bring on board rum and whiskey without. paying duties.

The government stood to lose a lot of money if they went with this tax-free scheme because in some cases, when you buy alcohol, most of the price tag is actually taxes.

The government stood to lose a lot of money if they went with this tax-free scheme because in some cases, when you buy alcohol, most of the price tag is actually taxes.