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A chara I know something about Bord na Mona, having been for almost 40 years a member of the board and Chairman for the last 15 years, before I retired in 1974. Prior to being appointed as one of the three directors in 1936 I had made a trip to Sir John Purser Griffith's pioneer work in Turrau in 1926, and to Shatura in Russia in 1936.

During my time as Chairman, when new members were appointed to the board, it was part of my duties to explain to them their rights and obligations. When they sat down to a board meeting (once a week), they were collectively responsible for all the activities of the Bord. When the meeting concluded their functions, such as rights and obligations, ceased, and they were utterly debarred from giving interviews about the affairs of the Bord.