DID you think that Dr Eddie O'Connor parted company with Bord na Mona during the summer after a high-profile boardroom battle? A telephone call to Bord na Mona's Newbridge headquarters could leave you a little confused. If you call outside normal office hours, the automatic touchtone answering system will offer you a menu of options. First you will be invited to press "1" for corporate headquarters, then press "1" for senior executives.

When you reach "senior executives" you will be offered the most interesting option of all - pressing 1 for Eddie O'Connor.

Were there two Eddie O'Connor's at senior executive level in Bord na Mona or has the Eddie who quit the company returned to the executive suite? Or could it simply be a case of someone forgetting to change the telephone message?