Tony O'Reilly: The Real Deal

CountyHurler

Anybody watching... It's kind of sad to see him losing everything after what he achieved and contributed...

I really dislike that Brendan Keenan git... Another one of those celebrity economists who got it all wrong yet is still on every broadcast speaking with authority on his supposed subject of expertise... He should have just fallen on his sword...

amdublin

Such a handsome family.

Particularly Tony Jr

amdublin

It's really sad. Was saying that after seeing it on the news earlier on.

Lady Chatterton

When I was a teenager I was completely obsessed with AJ O'Reilly, I seemed to squeeze him into almost every project and essay I did from first to fifth year

amdublin

I love these kind of programs.

amdublin

Ah there's Celia Larkin. 40 going on 65 state iv her.

CountyHurler

At least the FG Government made amends with private business by offering the mobile phone license for a few quid in the right hands...

amdublin

Oh yea! I love Gavin as well :pac:

RayM

Love the January 2008 RTE News footage. That newsroom always reminded me of a Long Kesh cell during the dirty protests.

CountyHurler

That whole mobile phone license thing sticks in my craw....That whole deal absolutely STINKS to the high heavens...

amdublin

CountyHurler wrote: »

That whole mobile phone license thing sticks in my craw....That whole deal absolutely STINKS to the high heavens...

Big time

Lady Chatterton

AJ may not have been perfect but I've zero time for Denis O'Brien.

amdublin

So sad about his involvement with WC. He really tried.

AMKC

Yes it is very sad that he lost it all. He should be enjoying a nice comfortable retirement now. He has had a really good life do. I think he just took one one risk too many with Waterford Wedgewood. It was crazy the amount of money the two of them put into it and it still failed. Sometimes you just have to know when to stop and when its risk too much.

amdublin

I have those glasses

amdublin

Silly question.
Is Waterford Crystal made at all now??? Is the company still in existence?

Made in Poland now??

amdublin

Crazy

:mad:

Lady Chatterton

amdublin wrote: »

Silly question.
Is Waterford Crystal made at all now??? Is the company still in existence?

Made in Poland now??

I visited the factory in Waterford a few months ago, they only make prestige pieces in Waterford (such as trophies and special commissions - e.g the shamrock bowl presented to the President of the USA on Paddy's day). All other commercial ranges are made in Poland and Germany but everything is designed in Waterford.

amdublin

Oh shut up Mr AIB

CountyHurler

David Duffy you complete ********** ... .Get off my screen....

Nobody stepped in to bailout Tony O'Reilly the way they bailed out AIB... And suddenly they become the judge and jury for other people... sickening..

amdublin

He rocks. MrsD is your secondary school obsession back?

Fred Swanson

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CountyHurler

I thought she was gonna say "Stay with RTE ONE, cos Eoghan McDermoot will be in the engine room reading out your tweets about Tony O'Reilly and speaking to Kelly McDonagh Mongan about how she feels about the whole thing" :eek::eek:

tayto lover

CountyHurler wrote: »

That whole mobile phone license thing sticks in my craw....That whole deal absolutely STINKS to the high heavens...

Now we have Irish Water :mad:

Lady Chatterton

I wonder why his wife (who is a seriously wealthy businesswoman in her own right) didn't save Castlemartin. O'Reilly's parents and a grandchild are buried on the grounds and I believe he wanted to be buried there too.

tayto lover

MrsD007 wrote: »

When I was a teenager I was completely obsessed with AJ O'Reilly, I seemed to squeeze him into almost every project and essay I did from first to fifth year

You'll get a bad name going around squezzing lads Mrs.

marienbad

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Well at least he put his own money where his mouth was , which is more than you can say for most

Lady Chatterton

amdublin wrote: »

He rocks. MrsD is your secondary school obsession back?

Nah, my teenage obsession with powerful business people is over. There is more to life than being rich.

L1011

I had to double-check he hadn't died and that was the obit; it was so much of a whitewash.

St Tony, done in by keeping Waterford afloat and liking foreign papers - who'd have thunk it? Amazed they didn't go show us the graves in the place in Kildare...

BettePorter

amdublin wrote:

I have those glasses 

the ones with the squares? yeah my sis too! I find them too big though! one glass in and u realise you've half a bottle gone!

hotmail.com

So Tony O'Riley had nothing to do with the "It's Payback" headline in 1997 and wants to be addressed as Sir Anthony.

HeidiHeidi

I didn't know a whole pile about him before this (not sure I know a lot more now, mind you) - used to always mix him up with Michael Smurfit and whatever other big biz names are out there.

But that was a sad story. He never seems to have done a wrong to anyone, as someone else said put his money where his mouth is/was, raised a happy functional family by the looks of it, dug in when others would have bailed on WW - and then AIB went for him. Bully for them.

hotmail.com

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I didn't know a whole pile about him before this (not sure I know a lot more now, mind you) - used to always mix him up with Michael Smurfit and whatever other big biz names are out there.

But that was a sad story. He never seems to have done a wrong to anyone, as someone else said put his money where his mouth is/was, raised a happy functional family by the looks of it, dug in when others would have bailed on WW - and then AIB went for him. Bully for them.

So AIB should have left him alone?

Harry Angstrom

No sympathy at all for "Sir" Anthony. Good riddance.

Larry Wildman

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

No sympathy at all for "Sir" Anthony. Good riddance.

Why?

He was an incredible Irish success story...an Irish international, a Lion, CEO of Heinz and a billionaire.

A sad end for an old man. With time on his side, I've no doubt that he would make it back.

CountyHurler

hotmail.com wrote: »

So Tony O'Riley had nothing to do with the "It's Payback" headline in 1997 and wants to be addressed as Sir Anthony.

I caught that first time round, but that's for the re-iteration... You're good at the oul re-iteration, I'll give you that..

CountyHurler

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

No sympathy at all for "Sir" Anthony. Good riddance.

Harry your mailbox is full... I was trying to send you a PDF of The Irish Independent but it wouldnt send..

Harry Angstrom

Larry Wildman wrote: »

Why?

He was an incredible Irish success story...an Irish international, a Lion, CEO of Heinz and a billionaire.

A sad end for an old man. With time on his side, I've no doubt that he would make it back.

For starters, I have no time for people born in this Republic wishing to be addressed as "Sir". He's also a tax exile. I have no time for them either.

Harry Angstrom

CountyHurler wrote: »

Harry your mailbox is full... I was trying to send you a PDF of The Irish Independent but it wouldnt send..

It's just as well my mailbox is full

lukin

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

For starters, I have no time for people born in this Republic wishing to be addressed as "Sir". He's also a tax exile. I have no time for them either.

I think he meant the "address me as Sir" thing as a joke?

HeidiHeidi

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

For starters, I have no time for people born in this Republic wishing to be addressed as "Sir". He's also a tax exile. I have no time for them either.

If he wants to call himself Saint Mork from Mars what difference would it make to you

He seems to have employed a very large number of Irish people for a long number of years, and bankrupted himself in the process of trying to keep that going.

I still call it a sad ending to what seems to have been a great sporting, business and personal life.

Harry Angstrom

lukin wrote: »

I think he meant the "address me as Sir" thing as a joke?

Joke or not, why did he accept a knighthood in the first place? Nothing more than an exercise in narcissism and vanity for the man.

Citizen_Cutback

CountyHurler wrote: »

I caught that first time round, but that's for the re-iteration... You're good at the oul re-iteration, I'll give you that..

The Coalition are in power again. They control AIB. Payback time 2014 and Tony Baloney bites the dust.

HeidiHeidi

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Joke or not, why did he accept a knighthood in the first place? Nothing more than an exercise in narcissism and vanity for the man.

Why shouldn't he, if it was offered to him?

Utopia Parkway

lukin wrote: »

I think he meant the "address me as Sir" thing as a joke?

Apparently he got on to the Irish Times recently to correct them when they failed to refer to him as "Sir Anthony".

Would have thought he had more pressing concerns.

Harry Angstrom

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Why shouldn't he, if it was offered to him?

Is he British or Irish?

AndonHandon

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Joke or not, why did he accept a knighthood in the first place? Nothing more than an exercise in narcissism and vanity for the man.

It is merely a foreign recognition of his achievements, he didn't force them to knight him.

septictank

I worked a few gigs for him back in the mid 80's, he was a pleasure to work for
no crap, once he was happy with you he trusted your judgment on how to run the gig.

He always made it his thing to come and thank the workers on the night and look after them himself, made it a thing to always have a drink with the staff if only a mouthful before he left, he would always leave money with the manager for us, gentleman.

Fred Swanson

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HeidiHeidi

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Is he British or Irish?

I haven't the foggiest.

What difference would it make? Someone offered him an honour for his services to business (presumably), he accepted. So what?

Harry Angstrom

AndonHandon wrote: »

It is merely a foreign recognition of his achievements, he didn't force them to knight him.

He could have refused the knighthood? British people have been known to refuse honours because they believe it to be unfair and elitist, but "Sir" Anthony's ego would never have allowed him to refuse it.