Fionnán Sheahan

Yeah, he's the only one I've ever spoken to.

He'll be 77 next month, still going strong and running the company himself.

Are some of the family involved and will it be passed on to the next generation?

The court case then down in Limerick, obviously it's in a dare, not only do the Chalks have businesses in a dare, but it is in effect their Charlie Chalks original home place.

Is this damaging, do you think, for the family?

Yeah, and the chalk name will continue to be associated with some of the biggest pubs in the country.

John Mulligan, thanks very much for that rundown.

And my thanks to John Mulligan and earlier to David Raleigh.

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