Richard Boland is the son of Ricky Boland and Heather McAllister, the half-brother of Carmel and Michaela McQueen, and the adoptive half-brother of John Paul McQueen.
Richard's father, Ricky, was also led to believe that John Paul McQueen was his son after Myra McQueen had an affair whilst Ricky was travelling with his band. In 1990, Ricky ran off with 17-year-old Heather, and she later had a son by him, whom she named Richard.