'Local entrepreneurs who have a love and a belief in their town will lead their town forward'
His long and storied spell in the newspaper business came to an end in acrimonious circumstances. Now Brian Nerney is looking to the future
CV: Brian Nerney
Role: owner of The Spool Factory and former chief executive of the Roscommon Herald
Age:52
Family: married to Helen, with three children
Hobbies: cycling
Favourite TV show: Blue Bloods
On Patrick Street in Boyle, a town of 2,588 people in Co Roscommon, Brian Nerney is looking out from behind the glass front of his 10,000 square foot building at his late father’s first home.
The red paint of the two-storey ...