It's a long way from penny apples

Born and bred in the inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill Cullen was one of 14 children. A street seller from the age of six, Bill left school at 13 to make a living. Getting a job in a Ford car dealership, he progressed to eventually head a company with a turnover of over 250 million. Originally published: Cork: Mercier, 2001.