The Roscommon native co-owns a company that runs small cruises in traditional Indonesian Pinisi boats in the east of the archipelago. “I really wanted to get away from the 9-5, and I love windsurfing, kitesurfing and sailing,” he says. Although the sailing life isn’t an obvious one for the native of a landlocked county, Gallagher grew up with a sense of adventure. A desire to escape the humdrum morphed into a pretty close manifestation of that, when he joined SeaTrek Sailing Adventures. For Gallagher the conservation work is as much about self-preservation as the other benefits.

Source: The Irish Times February 23, 2026 06:43 UTC