The Sunday Interview: Billy Lawless
He ran for office in Ireland, missed out, moved to the US where he couldn’t vote for 16 years – but hospitality heavyweight Billy Lawless is still a political operator, with a foot planted firmly on both sides of the Atlantic
CV: Billy Lawless
Role: publican and restaurateur
Family: wife Anne and children John Paul, Amy, Clodagh and Billy Junior
Lives: Chicago, Illinois
Billy Lawless is attempting to drink a cup of tea in a corner of the lounge in The G Hotel in Galway. It’s not proving all that easy, because he seems to know at least half of the people in the room, and all of them want to talk to him. ...
