ONE of the pleasures of writing in these pages this past year was the opportunity to get an extensive one-to-one interview with Henry Shefflin.

THE ISEQ posted a slight gain of 0.27 points to 2,965.12 in light trading yesterday.

THE ISEQ index yesterday dropped 41.13 points to 2,946.05 as investors chose to cash in some profits on bank shares after last week’s modest rally.

THE IRISH market slipped into negative territory yesterday.