Dean Rock strengthened by school of hard knocks

At last month’s Stewarts Care Golf Classic in Hollystown, organiser Dean Rock had the backing of public utilities company Veolia. 

Pat Gilroy previously headed up the firm - the same Pat Gilroy who felt Rock was surplus to requirements during his time in charge of Dublin.

The truth is Stewarts - a centre for people with moderate to severe intellectual and physical disability - for whom Rock works as both communications and fundraising manager and adapted physical activity coordinator, have a long-standing relationship with Veolia and Gilroy left the business in 2016.