Centenarian basks in richness of family

A 100-YEAR-OLD great-grandfather said his family is worth all the money in the world as he was crowned Grandparent of the Year.

Dubliner Andrew O’Brien said he was a very lucky man after being chosen by a panel of judges from Friends of the Elderly and Cadbury Roses.

“I remember years ago down in Ballina, I remember going to a fortune teller ata carnival and she told me I’d always be lucky but I’d never be rich,” he said.

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