Clearly, I enjoy what I do as chair of the Port. It’s great to be in a position to get things done
The man behind the Port of Cork’s proposed new urban village, John Mullins, has a very personal motivation for rejuvenating an area he remembers from his childhood as derelict and neglected
CV: John Mullins
Age: 50
Family: married to Siobhán with two children, Michael (19) and Sarah (16)
Favourite film: The Shawshank Redemption
Favourite books: My Racing Life by AP McCoy, and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
In the news: leading the Port of Cork’s plan to develop a new urban village in the Cork Docklands containing up to 4,000 homes
John Mullins grew up in Cork at a time when its old industrial heritage ...