Kilkenny native receives Freedom of the City of London

A Kilkenny man was just lately awarded the Freedom of the Metropolis of London at a ceremony at The Guildhall in London’s monetary district.

Vincent Keaveny the primary Irish-born Lord Mayor of the Metropolis of London nominated Brendan Dixon previously of Decrease Patrick Road, Kilkenny as a recognition of his 40-year profession in monetary providers.

Brendan, 63, is son of Paddy, who was chief engineer at Kilkenny County Council and his mom Gertie who took an lively a part of Bishop Peter Birch’s group that arrange social providers within the metropolis. The Dixon residence was a vigorous place to develop up together with his ten siblings – Margaret, Padraic, Gregory, Miriam (RIP) Thomas, Catherine, David, John, Vincent and Ann Maire.

Education at St Patricks De La Salle led on to Kieran’s Faculty, the place lifelong pals have been made, a few of whom have been capable of attend the ceremony in London.

On the age of seventeen Brendan headed to London with a few of his Kilkenny friends and after a quantity years working in promoting, he began a brand new profession in monetary providers in 1982.  He then branched out and arrange his personal unbiased agency BKD Wealth Administration which nonetheless operates right this moment together with his daughter Tara who’s an advisor within the agency. A lot of his work concerned serving to and advising Irish individuals who had come to London and began their very own companies like him.

After forty years of service Brendan has now stepped again from advising and plans to spend a few of his time working as a marketing consultant to the occupation.

Leaving Kilkenny through the lengthy sizzling summer time of 1976 Brendan deliberate to get a job and keep a couple of month and he’s nonetheless there and loves his life in London together with his spouse Sheila, who’s of Kerry extraction and their three grown up youngsters Tara, Tiernan and Paddy.

When requested, Brendan “with regard to this award, as I’ve all the time mentioned, you possibly can’t preserve a very good cat down!”.