And the Bluebirds top scorer was again at the centre of attention just after as he went down in the penalty area, only to see his appeals waved away by referee Paul Tierney.

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Once again, Paul Tierney , my good friend, legendary private equity and emerging markets investor, and an Adjunct Professor at the Columbia Business School, has invited me to be a guest lecturer at his emerging markets finance course.

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Ward has also lost Marc Tierney and Paul Reid, who have joined Norwich City and Scunthorpe respectively.

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Michael J Tierney hit two early points for Laois but Paul McCumiskey's goal and two Timmy Hanna points helped Down lead 1-4 to 0-4 at the interval.

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