Providence Resources: The discovery channel

After last week’s drilling results, all eyes on Providence switch back to Barryroe

Factfile

Name: Providence Resources

Age:20, but its predecessor Atlantic Resources dates back to 1981

Appearance: strained

Newsworthiness: its share price slumped by more than a third last week following news on its latest exploration

Only a couple of months before the Irish state succumbed to the humiliating international bailout in 2010, Tony O’Reilly jnr proposed a solution to alleviate the nation’s finances. Providence Resources, the oil and gas explorer he has run for ...