I was never particularly ambitious. I have been incredibly lucky.

My parents always loved to sing, they actually met in an Irish language choir, and they instilled a love of music in me.

MEN are suckers. Just ask Niamh Coughlan, 15, from Portmarnock, Co Dublin and fellow Dubliner, Grace Bergin, 14, from Malahide who managed to gather a dream collection of autographs from the European players by using the age old method of flattery.