Contributors

Nick Nolan

Nick Nolan always asserts that his greatest claim to fame was his good fortune in growing up in Barrack Hill and, as he says, enjoying a childhood that would have made Huckleberry Finn envious.

Like many of his generation, Nick left home at a young age to find work and make a living in England. And now, forty years later, he has returned home with his wife Judith to take things easy and enjoy his retirement. He was, however, delighted to accept an invitation to serve on the Fermoy Enterprise Board and contribute whatever benefits his experiences in the UK had given him.

Pa O’Driscoll

Pa O’Driscoll is a member of Cork County Council and Fermoy Town Council. He has a background in post primary school teaching and currently teaches geography in Coláiste Dun Iascaigh, Cahir, Co. Tipperary. Pa graduated with a H.Dip.Ed from UCC in 2004 and an M.Ed from Trinity College in 2011. He is a member of Bride Rovers G.A.A. club, the Phoenix Kayak Club, Scouting Ireland and is a referee for the East Cork and County Cork G.A.A. Boards.

Dave Foley

Avid camper and Fermoy native Dave, of Kate O’Briens fame, graduated from UCC in 2003 with aHDip in Rural Development, Food Marketing and Co-operative Organisation. In 2004, he started work with Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, a local LEADER Partnership. Employed as a Development Officer, Dave helps communities, individuals and businesses acquire grant aid through the Rural Development Programme. He is also the Company go-to  IT and Graphic/ Web Designer!

Peter Merrigan

Peter Merrigan is the owner of Triace Ltd, a company based in Fermoy. He has been a member of Fermoy Enterprise board for some 15 years and was chairperson of the Enterprise Board’s Millennium committee which was the prime mover in the building of the children’s play area in Fermoy town park in 2001. He has in the past served on Fermoy town council, Kilworth community council, the North Cork Enterprise board and on the board of Avondhu Development.

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