About \u2013 Declan Durcan<\/title>\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\" \/>\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin \/>\n <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\" \/>\n <style>\n *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }\n\n body {\n font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n background: #f7f6f3;\n color: #1a1a1a;\n min-height: 100vh;\n display: flex;\n align-items: flex-start;\n justify-content: center;\n padding: 3rem 1.25rem;\n }\n\n .about-wrap {\n max-width: 680px;\n width: 100%;\n background: #ffffff;\n border-radius: 14px;\n border: 1px solid #e4e2dc;\n padding: 2.75rem 2.5rem;\n }\n\n \/* Header *\/\n .about-header {\n border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e6e0;\n padding-bottom: 1.5rem;\n margin-bottom: 2rem;\n }\n\n .about-label {\n font-size: 11px;\n letter-spacing: 0.14em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n color: #999;\n font-weight: 500;\n margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n }\n\n .about-name {\n font-family: 'Lora', serif;\n font-size: 2.25rem;\n font-weight: 600;\n color: #111;\n line-height: 1.15;\n margin-bottom: 0.35rem;\n }\n\n .about-role {\n font-size: 1rem;\n font-weight: 300;\n color: #666;\n }\n\n .about-role a {\n color: #1a6fc4;\n text-decoration: none;\n }\n\n .about-role a:hover {\n text-decoration: underline;\n }\n\n \/* Body copy *\/\n .about-body {\n font-size: 1rem;\n line-height: 1.8;\n color: #444;\n margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\n }\n\n .about-body em {\n font-family: 'Lora', serif;\n font-style: italic;\n color: #222;\n }\n\n \/* Chips *\/\n .chips {\n display: flex;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n gap: 8px;\n margin: 1.75rem 0;\n }\n\n .chip {\n font-size: 12px;\n font-weight: 500;\n padding: 5px 13px;\n border-radius: 999px;\n border: 1px solid #e0ddd6;\n color: #555;\n background: #f7f6f3;\n }\n\n \/* Divider *\/\n .divider {\n border: none;\n border-top: 1px solid #e8e6e0;\n margin: 2rem 0;\n }\n\n \/* Social links *\/\n .connect-label {\n font-size: 11px;\n font-weight: 500;\n color: #aaa;\n letter-spacing: 0.1em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n margin-bottom: 1rem;\n }\n\n .social-grid {\n display: grid;\n grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));\n gap: 10px;\n }\n\n .social-link {\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 10px;\n padding: 11px 14px;\n border-radius: 9px;\n border: 1px solid #e4e2dc;\n background: #ffffff;\n text-decoration: none;\n color: #1a1a1a;\n font-size: 14px;\n font-weight: 500;\n transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;\n }\n\n .social-link:hover {\n background: #f7f6f3;\n border-color: #ccc;\n }\n\n .social-link svg {\n width: 18px;\n height: 18px;\n flex-shrink: 0;\n color: #888;\n }\n\n \/* Responsive *\/\n @media (max-width: 520px) {\n .about-wrap { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; 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{"id":14849,"date":"2017-06-04T02:42:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T02:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.208.70.196\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2017-06-04T02:42:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T02:42:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.durcan.net\/?page_id=14849","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n \n \n About \u2013 Declan Durcan<\/title>\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\" \/>\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin \/>\n <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\" \/>\n <style>\n *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }\n\n body {\n font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n background: #f7f6f3;\n color: #1a1a1a;\n min-height: 100vh;\n display: flex;\n align-items: flex-start;\n justify-content: center;\n padding: 3rem 1.25rem;\n }\n\n .about-wrap {\n max-width: 680px;\n width: 100%;\n background: #ffffff;\n border-radius: 14px;\n border: 1px solid #e4e2dc;\n padding: 2.75rem 2.5rem;\n }\n\n \/* Header *\/\n .about-header {\n border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e6e0;\n padding-bottom: 1.5rem;\n margin-bottom: 2rem;\n }\n\n .about-label {\n font-size: 11px;\n letter-spacing: 0.14em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n color: #999;\n font-weight: 500;\n margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n }\n\n .about-name {\n font-family: 'Lora', serif;\n font-size: 2.25rem;\n font-weight: 600;\n color: #111;\n line-height: 1.15;\n margin-bottom: 0.35rem;\n }\n\n .about-role {\n font-size: 1rem;\n font-weight: 300;\n color: #666;\n }\n\n .about-role a {\n color: #1a6fc4;\n text-decoration: none;\n }\n\n .about-role a:hover {\n text-decoration: underline;\n }\n\n \/* Body copy *\/\n .about-body {\n font-size: 1rem;\n line-height: 1.8;\n color: #444;\n margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\n }\n\n .about-body em {\n font-family: 'Lora', serif;\n font-style: italic;\n color: #222;\n }\n\n \/* Chips *\/\n .chips {\n display: flex;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n gap: 8px;\n margin: 1.75rem 0;\n }\n\n .chip {\n font-size: 12px;\n font-weight: 500;\n padding: 5px 13px;\n border-radius: 999px;\n border: 1px solid #e0ddd6;\n color: #555;\n background: #f7f6f3;\n }\n\n \/* Divider *\/\n .divider {\n border: none;\n border-top: 1px solid #e8e6e0;\n margin: 2rem 0;\n }\n\n \/* Social links *\/\n .connect-label {\n font-size: 11px;\n font-weight: 500;\n color: #aaa;\n letter-spacing: 0.1em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n margin-bottom: 1rem;\n }\n\n .social-grid {\n display: grid;\n grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));\n gap: 10px;\n }\n\n .social-link {\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 10px;\n padding: 11px 14px;\n border-radius: 9px;\n border: 1px solid #e4e2dc;\n background: #ffffff;\n text-decoration: none;\n color: #1a1a1a;\n font-size: 14px;\n font-weight: 500;\n transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;\n }\n\n .social-link:hover {\n background: #f7f6f3;\n border-color: #ccc;\n }\n\n .social-link svg {\n width: 18px;\n height: 18px;\n flex-shrink: 0;\n color: #888;\n }\n\n \/* Responsive *\/\n @media (max-width: 520px) {\n .about-wrap { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; 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