Cavan father and daughter receive Freedom of City of London

A Cavan man and his business partner daughter have been bestowed with the Freedom of the City of London.

Sean Fitzpatrick is the founder, and his daughter, Ciara, the Chief Operating Officer, of the VGC Group. Sean left Cavan for London in 1964 and worked for a time a as a teacher before following a hunch there were opportunities to be explored in the construction industry.

For decades now, VGC has delivered civil engineering contracts across the UK including on the new Elizabeth rail line and HS2 project and has provided recruitment services to the construction industry.

The proud father and daughter told Zoe Tunney why they think they were considered for the honour.