Moloney proud to hold the line for the county

IS IT a sign of the times that Cork County Manager Maurice Moloney has an office which faces resolutely inwards towards the city?

The impression could be that this is a man with his back to the prevailing wind blowing from the southwest, but in fact he is like a ship's captain caught between gales one pressing relentlessly from the direction of the city, the other hitting County Hall in high-pressure bursts of developmental lobbying.

"The fact is that we get a fantastic view in all directions from up here," says this softly-spoken manager.