In the mid-1960s I found myself in an unfamiliar world of Irish financial journalism, which at that time in Dublin could only be described as trying to keep up with the pace that was being set by Nicholas. I was lucky enough to remain a business journalist for another 40 years, and can safely say the bar that he achieved was never topped. He was quicker, smarter, more resourceful, had better contacts than anyone else in the business. Magazines in the old days used run a feature called the ‘most unforgettable person I met’. If I was asked to nominate a candidate for such a feature, Nicholas Leonard would be high on my list.

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Nicholas. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.