Redondo is always, no matter what, out to have a good time. That's what surfing is supposed to be all about.

It's something people don't see normally. To see people dressed up in that time period and using the tools and techniques is very interesting.

Every time there is a humanitarian catastrophe, you hear the same promise: There will be a seamless transition from humanitarian assistance to developmental assistance. In the end it never happens, because these agencies have to go on to put out the next fire, and there is simply not enough funding.

We wanted to give people an idea of what it was like living in that time.

It was spontaneous based on what I saw at the time ? a very violent criminal situation at my border affecting the lives of my constituents,

The five to 10 years ago time frame when a lot of companies located here in Ireland, they came in primarily as a manufacturing base in Europe and they were attracted by the corporate tax. At the time, we were a relatively low-cost environment. That has changed in the last five years dramatically.