Alan Hughes: 'I am scared of dying, we have had a lot of death in our family'

This Much I Know: Alan Hughes reflects on the lessons he has learned throughout his life

Alan Hughes

Both of my parents died when I was twelve within six months of each other, so my childhood was not your usual upbringing.

My brother ran an accountancy firm in Enniscorthy and thought that the best place for me to go was to live with him and his family. They were fabulous, but I missed Dublin and I ran away, basically.