Liam S. Furlong

Liam Furlong came to Irish Shipping Limited from the Civil Service in December, 1945. A native of Waterford city, he was an Administrative Officer in the Department of Finance from 1932 until 1941. He was appointed Assistant Principal (Shipping) in the Department of Supplies in 1941, and in this position he had responsibility for the allocation of shipping space during the most difficult years of the Second World War.

He was appointed Company Secretary in December, 1945, and continued in this capacity until 1948 when, with Capt. John O'Neill, he was appointed Joint General Manager of Irish Shipping Limited. On Capt. O'Neill's retirement in 1961, he became General Manager of the company and he held that office until his own retirement in October, 1973, after almost twenty eight years' service with the company.

Mr. Furlong was a member of Dublin Port & Docks Board for many years and was Chairman of the Board from 1958 to 1960. He was also a member of the Hospitals' Trust Board and was a Director of the Insurance Corporation of Ireland. When Irish Shipping Limited took a 40% interest in Palgrave Murphy Ltd. in 1964, Mr. Furlong was appointed a Director of that company and remained on the Board until the company was put into liquidation in the early 1970's.

 

Liam S. Furlong