Businessman

Being Irish means you belong to the clan. It's what you feel. They feel Irish.

Being Irish means you belong to the clan. It's what you feel. They feel Irish.

There are still a lot of people who have the expectation that they're entitled to everything and want to pay for nothing.

The only way you can acquire anything is by writing a cheque. At the end of the day you're writing a personal cheque, which tends to concentrate the mind.

We recognised from the start that we couldn't just stay in the U.K. and Ireland markets. We have always looked to the products of the future. I've always said, 'If you don't innovate, you'll evaporate.'

We didn't wait for the renewable heat incentives to come into place; we wanted to be first to provide consumers with alternative ways to heat their homes.

We recognised from the start that we couldn't just stay in the U.K. and Ireland markets. We have always looked to the products of the future. I've always said, 'If you don't innovate, you'll evaporate.'

The only way you can acquire anything is by writing a cheque. At the end of the day you're writing a personal cheque, which tends to concentrate the mind.

We didn't wait for the renewable heat incentives to come into place; we wanted to be first to provide consumers with alternative ways to heat their homes.

It's much more difficult running a business than buying one.

I think we're much harder on ourselves than other people are. This is not a unique situation here... But I never liked the 'Celtic Tiger' as a phrase.

We cannot rely on imported fuels forever, and we aim to replace traditional oil and gas boiler systems with products which are much more efficient.

I find politicians globally are somewhat disappointing, not just in Ireland.

I think we're much harder on ourselves than other people are. This is not a unique situation here... But I never liked the 'Celtic Tiger' as a phrase.

Making new products is an easy tap for a company in a recession.

You can't run a ??0 million business the way you run a ?? million business.

I find politicians globally are somewhat disappointing, not just in Ireland.

There are still a lot of people who have the expectation that they're entitled to everything and want to pay for nothing.

Making new products is an easy tap for a company in a recession.

There's a herd instinct, and every time that people hear an announcement such as PayPal's in Dundalk, they start thinking, 'Ireland must be good if they're investing there', and by extension, 'Dundalk must be good, so let's have a look at it.'