Alan Leamy, chief executive of Perigord: ‘This was a business that had to have a life of its own and a great team that would keep it going. Not the family solely driving it on’. Picture: Fergal Phillips
In the 1980s, Alan Leamy regularly travelled back and forth between Ireland and the US. Working as an apprentice in his father’s business, it wasn’t uncommon for him to do three trips out and back across the Atlantic over a seven-day period. The cargo Leamy was transporting was precious. In his hand luggage were the iconic images that featured on the covers of National Geographic, Time and Life magazines. Images that...