Name: John Bourke.

Title: President, Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.

Marital status: Married.

Wife: Catherine.

Children: Aishling, Sinead and Fiona.

Home: Dartry, Dublin 6.

School: Terenure College.

College: Trinity College, Dublin.

Interests: Golf, rugby, walking.

Membership of clubs: Grange Golf Club.

Time of getting up: 7 a.m.

Form of exercise: Running and martial arts.

Commuting time: Five minutes.

Worst thing about travel: Trying to find parking.

Favourite holiday destination: Algarve, Portugal.

Favourite TV programme: McCallum.

Favourite radio programme: The Open Mind.

Favourite restaurant: Dunville Place, Ranelagh.

Favourite pub: Dropping Well, Milltown.

Car: Nissan Primera.

Favourite book: Guide for the Perplexed by EF Schumacher.

Person you most admire: Stephen R Covey.

Dying words: I tried. . .