Josie Burke - Loves Eugene more than Pokey, Gave pokey everything, indulges chickens, was sorry for Bobby, wife Eileen done rearing, fixated on work, doesn't talk to daughter anymore, he worked in Liverpool, undercut boss who died and he laughed but felt bad after, drank for 6 months, built estate, blames himself for rotten Pokey, hated Pokey, thinks Bobby and Eamonn are similar, man to be proud of

Eamonn Burke - Josie loves him, son, went to Trinity, lives in Dublin, was initially called Pokey but when Sean Pol came along he called him it, teacher, has a wife called Yvonne and has kids, thinks he's like Bobby, man to be proud of

Pokey Burke - called Sean Pol but Eamonn called him Pokey, left him everything, disgusts him, was kept in line by Bobby, scared of Bobby

Mags Burke - Cicil rights, cargo pants, didn't like the look of her

Bobby Mahon - Felt sorry for him, admired him, kept Pokey in order, scared Pokey, thinks he's like Eamonn, man to be proud of

Joseph Burke - His dad, 2nd son gets the name first everything else

Conliffes - Boy - shot in yard by Guards

Josie - Has walking stick, shake in left hand remember how Pokey likes his sandwiches, just wanted rid of Pokey, favoured Eamon, disgusted at having a lesbian daughter. Promised his wife the door was always open for Pokey and to remember how much he loved Mags and to earn her forgiveness

Pokey Burke - Came back 3 years ago, first felt relief to make things right then crossness, ungrateful lying bastard, broke mothers heart now dead, sees his dad is unwell and has his eyes on the house, close to crying away for 7 years, asked about his mum and cried, apologised to Bobby, managing a language school

Eileen - Died 4 years ago, shadows in lungs, made Josie promise about Pokey and Mags

Eamon - Delighted to see Pokey, secondary school principle in Limerick

Mags - Wife Ger, civil engineer - Phoebus (josie) and Phaeton (Pokey) story

Maltese Lad - Language school in city lives in quare place down the lake wants Pokey to manage school,200 students, capacity 190, never classes, students from Bangladesh

Josie - Two people call to house asking about Elite College, reminded him of welfare inspectors who had a go 10 years ago, Called Pokey who was on his way, Josie listed in Company Registry Office as Director, believes Pokeys lies about not being able to do it himself. finds boxes in shed with bags of powder, fury at Pokey

Pokey Burke - took an hour to get home instead of 30 mins, swears he told his dad all about it explained how the whole thing worked, how he was saving the students and was protecting them, drove off in new BMW