Last week my very respected friend David Woods in America took the Wall Street Journal to task and prompted by a few of his friends, has now taken pen to paper and written them a stiff letter about his concerns with their article. David visited us in Ireland some years ago in his role as president
A few years ago when the Bank of Ireland share price had fallen from over €20 to around €13, I contacted a stockbroker to buy a few shares as I felt in my naivety that they might be a bit of value. I bought some at €12.99 and the stockbroker told me I was getting
Last week I spoke with my friend Mike Soden and we talked briefly about what had happened in relation to the property and banking crashes in Ireland and had we learned anything from the Irish crisis and had we made any changes. Mike is probably one of the most experienced international bankers in Ireland so
There was a wonderful response to my stories last week about Dr PB Kiely and I am so glad that we were all able to enjoy the stories of that great character Yesterday I was at a point to point in Killeagh which is a wonderful viewing venue for a point to point run on
There was a famous surgeon in Cork called P.K Kiely who was a great friend of my fathers and was probably the most loved and respected medical people ever in Cork. Today I am going to tell you a few stories about him, as in my view his book should have been written and I
As you can see from the above photo The New Year certainly started with a bang as high seas and huge waves pounded the West Coast of Ireland. I took this photo of The Derrynane Hotel on The Ring of Kerry early on the morning of the 6th of January 2014 from the beach at