Dad’s advice shaped my life

JUST a few words of advice from his father when he was a teenager have shaped Declan O’Callaghan’s life, giving him the confidence and self-belief to fulfil his ambitions.

“When I was 17, I wanted to buy an Alfa Romeo car; everybody thought I was dreaming, but my father told me: ‘You have to have dreams, if you don’t then you have nothing to aim for.’

“That one thing he said to me as a teenager has driven me. It made me believe you can do and achieve anything in life. And yes, I did buy an Alfa Romeo, it was my first car,’’ says Declan.