In the studio this week I had Noel Mullins. Noel grew up in Moore street, went to school locally before heading to Garbally College. He could turn his hand to most anything, working with Josie Morgan on his milk round, Holiday camps in England, Bank of Ireland in Dublin before joining IBM as Head of Marketing. Noel finally moved to Paris to head up IBM’s Marketing office there where he was responsible for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

The one constant throughout Noel’s life is his passion for horses, show jumping, hunting, eventing etc. Wherever he went he was always involved in all things equine. Fr. Keyes’ horse in Garbally, bringing horses for Willie Leahy to the Blazers Hunt with Pat O’Neill and he went onto RDS. His first visit there was at the tender age of 11, he made a week long trip on his own! Staying in a room in Leeson street!

He has written for the Irish Field and has published a number of books. A lovely man and wonderful to chat with