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

John Mullins Pic: Cathal Noonan

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 ...