Minding their businesses: The Buckleys on steakhouses, staffing and succession
The Buckley family’s empire of restaurants and pubs is now expanding westwards, and that’s not the end of the story
CV: Des and Stephen Buckley
Age:63 and 37
From: Dublin
Families: Des: wife Edel and sons Stephen, Brian and Patrick; Stephen: wife Annabel, sons Francis and George
Hobbies: Des: golf and walking; Stephen: fly fishing
Favourite book: Des: The Pelican Brief by John Grisham; Stephen: Grand Livre de Cuisine: Alain Ducasse’s Culinary Encyclopedia
It’s getting close to 5 o’clock on a Thursday evening in Dublin city centre; congestion is swelling and Stephen Buckley ...
