-1954: Tony Walsh is born.

IF Fr Brian D’Arcy hadn’t been bursting to go to the toilet, he might never have had the chance to finish the Pope’s dinner.

I MET a man recently who has spent most of his career working on major capital projects. He’s been involved in building bridges, motorways, third-level colleges and housing estates. And he’s involved on the financial side of things, so he knows a fair bit about money and how it should be spent.