Brighid McLaughlin: My much-loved Uncle Adrian was a true character who lived a charmed life

’Tis funny the way life pans out. I can’t believe it. I was in Vienna when I heard my much-loved Uncle Adrian — a well-known, adored character in Bray, Co Wicklow — had passed away.

Over 6ft tall, his thick, long curly blonde hair merged into a ­gigantic sprouting beard that you could only call awesome..