I grew up in Rugby but my mum is Irish and my wife, Geraldine, is from Galway.
The taxpayer is on track to recoup as much as €2bn from AIB this year as the Government accelerates the sell-down of its stake in the bank it nationalised 12 years ago.
Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of delivery firm DHL Express last year increased by 57pc to €8.04m.