Back in his student days in the early 2000s, pursuing a business marketing degree at Ulster University, Richard Brennan’s mind was a million miles away from the family’s body repair workshop on the outskirts of Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.  A suit and tie, and a seat at the corporate table was the goal. Long days in a greasy boiler suit stripping parts from the undercarriage of a family hatchback were not on the horizon. But, as is often the way, the pull of the family business is a powerful thing.  Coming back into the family fray with his father Ted soon…

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