Irish History Podcast Creators & Guests

Martin Nutty was born in Dublin in the 1960s and spent his childhood in Kinsealy, a small, rural community just eight miles from the center of Dublin City. His Father Fred, established a nursery business with the support of his wife, Anne Hall. The business succeeded and established a successful trade in which all members of the family participated, most notably elder siblings, Stephen and Ann and later younger brother Ben. After attending the local National School in Kinsealy, Martin was enrolled in Franciscan College Gormanston, a private boarding school then, which lies on the county border of Dublin and Meath. While at Gormanston, he became involved in Track and Field athletics specializing in the Shot Put and Discus and was fortunate to be nurtured by the Irish Olympian, Philip Conway and made enough progress to participate on Irish Junior teams.Like many young Irish athletes at the time, Martin decided to follow Philip’s footsteps by pursuing an athletic scholarship in America attending St John’s University in New York City and improved enough to have some modest success in American collegiate competition along with winning an Irish national team cap in 1985. Unfortunately, the heavy training load took a physical toll and effectively put an end to athletic aspirationsSwitching gears, Martin focused on academic credentials, completing an undergraduate degree followed by a Masters in Business Administration in 1990. Finishing college during the economic uncertainty of the First Gulf War coupled with the lack of a Green Card and consequently dim job prospects, he was able to secure an accounting position in a logistics company which led to a career in technology. Martin has worked for the last 20 years in the financial sector as a self taught programmer.Martin continues to live in New York City with his talented and beautiful wife Limor and two dogs Monty and JoJo. They visit Ireland regularly to spend time with the a family who continue to be supportive of their endeavors