Introduction

Welcome to www.pwaldron.info. I set up this domain on 23 Dec 2010. I set up my first web server pwaldron.bess.tcd.ie on 29 Nov 1993 and the Wayback Machine has preserved some early versions of the home page and technical details.

Mathematics, Economics and Finance

I have degrees in mathematics, economics and finance and am a Visiting Research Fellow in Economics at Trinity College Dublin.

You can read about (and purchase) the book I have written with Mike Harrison entitled Mathematics for Economics and Finance at the publisher's website. The English language edition was launched by Professor Patrick Honohan in Trinity College Dublin on 13 Jun 2011 and the Chinese language edition appeared in Feb 2013.

Betting and Horse-racing

Arising from family connections and my afore-mentioned background in mathematics, economics and finance, I have had a long-standing interest in the betting and horse-racing world. As well as betting on my own account, I have acted as an independent consultant to numerous bodies in betting and horse-racing, have served as a non-executive director of Tote Ireland, and have contributed to public debate.

I advised the World Rankings Supervisory Committee on the re-assessment of the levels of the ratings in the International Classifications and World Thoroughbred Rankings 1977-2012, as published on 15 Jan 2013 in a Recalibration Paper and Co-Chairmen's Preface on the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities website and discussed in the British Horseracing Authority's Head of Handicapping's Blog on 22 January 2013.

I have also contributed to the long and tiresome debate on the taxation of betting in Ireland. Here are full versions of my Letters to the Editor published as follows:

• Bookmaker figures not plausible, Irish Field, 14 Jul 2012, p.A5, also published as Confusion reigns over Betfair calculations, Racing Post, 15 Jul 2012, p.12; and
• Still time to change Betting Bill, published in abridged form in the Irish Field, 28 Jul 2012, p.A4.

Genealogy

I was elected Chairman of the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations (CIGO) for 2011 and 2012.

I am vice-chairman of the Clare Roots Society, which I have represented on CIGO since Jan 2008.s

I am Public Relations Officer of the Kilrush and District Historical Society, founded in May 2012.

I have become a regular on the genealogy lecture circuit and my past presentations and publications have included:

• An Irishman's Diary in The Irish Times on 29 Apr 2013
• An Introduction to County Kerry Administrative Divisions And Genealogical Records for North Kerry Reaching Out at The Seanchaí: Kerry Writers Museum, 24 The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry, on Wednesday 10 Apr 2013 at 7:30pm.
• The People of Kilrush Poor Law Union during the Great Famine on 4 Mar 2013 and 7 Mar 2013
• Ireland Reaching Out Training Programme at Adult and Community Education Centre, Clonroad, Ennis, 7:30pm 18 Feb 2013 and 25 Feb 2013
• The Talty Millions: A genealogical journey from Miltown to Miami to the Old Kilfarboy Society in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, on Tuesday 12 Feb 2013 at 8pm
• Presentation at National Famine Commemoration 2013 Community Meeting in Kilrush Golf Club on Tuesday 5 Feb 2013 at 7pm
• Genealogy for Beginners at the Kildare Education Centre on Thursday 13 Dec 2012 at 7pm
• Chairman's address to the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations on 14 Nov 2012
• Myles of Myles Creek on Friday 24 Aug 2012, from 7pm-8pm, in Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee, Co. Clare, a Heritage Week event in association with Clare County Library, Clare Roots Society and Kilrush and District Historical Society
• Genealogy for beginners on Friday 24 Aug 2012, from 11am-12noon, in Kilrush Library, Co. Clare, a Heritage Week event in association with Clare County Library, Clare Roots Society and Kilrush and District Historical Society
• Genealogy in Clare during the Irish Ancestry Research Centre (IARC) Genealogy Information Day on Saturday 11 Aug 2012, from 11am-3pm, in Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee, Co. Clare
• From the Talty Farthing to the Talty Millions: Tracing a Clare family to Dublin and beyond to the Clare Association, Dublin on Monday 30 Apr 2012 (8 p.m.) in Wynn's Hotel, 35-39 Lower Abbey St., Dublin 1
• An Irishman's Diary in The Irish Times on 11 Apr 2012
• Chairman's address to the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations on 30 Nov 2011
• An Idiot's Guide To Tracing Ancestors to the Glin Historical Society on 23 Nov 2011 at 8pm
• Tracing your Irish Emigrants to the Clare Roots Society on 29 Sep 2011
• Presentation on behalf of the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations at a Meeting on Genealogical Records in the National Library of Ireland on 7 Sep 2011
• Tracing a family history online: The Nolans and the Mayoralty of Limerick to the Castleconnell Historical Society on 17 May 2011 (Update 24 Aug 2011)
• The Myles brothers: Members of a renowned Limerick sporting family to the Rathkeale and District Historical Society on 11 Feb 2011
• The Talty Millions: Lawyers, Liars, Inheritance, Disinheritance and the Great Crash of 1929 to the Irish Family History Society on 2 Oct 2010
• The State of Irish Genealogy in 2010 to the Western Family History Association on 4 Sep 2010
• A familysearch.org Workshop at the Dublin City Library and Archive on 27 Mar 2010 (Update 24 Aug 2011)
• Limerick's first international rugby player and his brothers - the gun-runner, the dean and the lunatic: The Myles family of Limerick at the Limerick City Library on 12 Jan 2010
• The Catholic Unionist with seven servants and a Church of Ireland chauffeur: The Rt. Hon. Wm. Kenny (1846-1921) of Marlfield House, Cabinteely to the Certificate Genealogists' Alumni Group on 2 Dec 2009
• The Parker Families of North Munster and Kingstown to the Genealogical Society of Ireland on 10 Feb 2009
• The Parker Families of North Munster: A Case Study to the Irish Genealogical Research Society on 17 May 2008
• "Don't believe everything you're told": Researching the O'Hallorans of Sixmilebridge to the Clare Roots Society on 29 Mar 2007

Some of these talks have been recorded and can be listened to on Mixcloud.

Since 24 Feb 2008, my own family tree has been at http://pwaldron.tribalpages.com/ but to see it you will have to ask me for the Access Code.

I have put up some old family photographs on facebook.

I am the Ireland Reaching Out volunteer Parish Administrator for Moyarta civil parish in County Clare, the parish in which my paternal grandmother was born.

I am a frequent contributor to the Clare Past Forum and to Wikipedia.

CV

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Contact details

Paddy Waldron
55 Ard Coillte
Ballina
Killaloe
Co. Clare
Ireland

+353 61 374651/+353 87 2547230

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