Businessman hit rock bottom in hard times but refused to stay down

A RECESSION-HIT businessman’s speech to politicians and Irish company chiefs brought a conference room to tears last week.

It was not just about how a prosperous Tipperary company had hit rock bottom. Listeners were inspired by the courage of one man to lift his family company out of the dark debts of economic doom.

Motor dealer George Mordaunt described how he had argued with his bank that he did not want his wife and two kids following a hearse down the street.