John Hyland’s father, Michael, ran a pitch construction and maintenance business based in Cavan, so from the age of 10 he was helping out cutting grass and driving machinery.  “I was always around sports clubs,” he said. “I was very lucky and I learned a lot about business and clubs from just being with my Dad.”  Hyland studied marketing and business in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology before getting a job in the National Treasury Management Agency as an assistant manager.  “I didn’t really know what to do after I finished college,” Hyland said. “I came up to Dublin, and I…

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