About the Author

Brian Mac Aongusa has lived all his life in south County Dublin and has been keenly interested in railway policy and operation since he first joined the Irish Railway Record Society in 1949. Educated at Colaiste Mhuire and University College Dublin, he pursued a public service career for over forty years in the Department of Finance and RTE, becoming Controller of Programmes, RTE Radio I in 1983. He was the first Chief Executive of Gael-Linn in 1988-1996. Through his public service career, he gained a valuable insight into public transport policy in Ireland.