Fair City made him a household name, but George McMahon’s story goes far beyond Carrigstown—charting a path through the highs and challenges of an ever-evolving acting career in Ireland.From growing up in Clondalkin to stepping onto the set of Fair City as a teenager, the good humoured and charming George McMahon has spent most of his life in front of the camera. But his journey hasn’t been without its twists—navigating the unpredictable world of acting, embracing new creative challenges, and balancing life in the public eye.In this episode he chats to Mary McAleese and Mary Kennedy about life and change including:Family life growing upHow it "wasn't always going to be acting"His parents ambitions for himGetting the acting break at 13Winning a BAFTA and the "Cigar" experienceAn education regret and his interest in lawHis shyness going into Fair City and his first ever scene"Blowing Up Mondo"On set disasterDealing with dark storylinesMondo and KiraPhotographic memoryMirroring real life in fictionThe process of filming an episode of Fair CityStage to screenHis relationship with the fansPeoples attitude to Fair City How he met his wife RachelRunning a stage school with RachelBeing three months into a new mortgage when the shut down of Fair City and their stage school happened with CovidHis two small children Frankie and KodyHow fatherhood has changed himWhat his children think about him being on TVThe insecurity of being an actor An actors wageClimbing EverestVisiting CalcuttaHis views on religion and spiritualityAn emotional experience "eventually I just started crying"The world todayA unique answer to the question "If you could change anything what would it be?"Produced by Enda Grace at Dundara Television and MediaProudly sponsored by the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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