Following your own path in life

His father was a famous singer, but Phelim Drew’s first love was acting, writes Colette Sheridan

AS THE son of the late Ronnie Drew, actor Phelim Drew admits that living up to his father’s name isn’t always easy.

“It’s generally small-minded people who would remind me that I’m not as good as my father. But in general, people can make the separation between me and my father. The comparisons are always going to be there. He was such a larger than life character and a big part of Irish culture for many years.”