hiː hæd ɐ faɪnˈænʃəl stˈeɪk ɪnðə pˈeɪpɚ, ænd æz æn "ˈæktɪv mˈænɪdʒɪŋ pˈɑːɹtnɚ" hiː səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən, hɪstˈoːɹiən ænd nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst dʒˈʌstɪn mə kˈɑːɹði ænd nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst ˈɛdmʌnd jˈeɪts æz kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚz.
He had a financial stake in the paper, and as an "active managing partner" he succeeded in recruiting the Irish politician, historian and novelist Justin McCarthy and novelist Edmund Yates as contributors.