United Kingdom
Sports writer in Northern Ireland.
Author of 'The Last Amateurs: The Incredible Story of Ulster's European Champions'
Feature with former snooker World Champion Cliff Thorburn on his tempestuous relationship with Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins.
A feature with former Tottenham Hotspur trainee detailing how gambling addiction plagued him throughout his football career
Former European Tour Order of Merit winner and Ryder Cup player Ronan Rafferty opens up about his US Open experience 30 years prior.
Michael O'Neill: Northern Ireland will qualify for a major tournament again Michael O'Neill believes Northern Ireland will play in a major tournament again in the not too distant future, declaring that qualification is much more likely to come in the European Championships than the World Cup.
Former Olympic cyclist Seamus Downey recalls his other-worldly experience of Los Angeles '84 as his sons prepare to follow in his footsteps.
It should perhaps have been no surprise that Willie John McBride grew up to become such a respected leader. His mother was too. unning the family farm after the death of her husband, in the aftermath of the sudden tragedy she promised her offspring that there may never be money but there'd always be food.
The last Ulster captain to get his hands on a piece of silverware laughs at the thought of how the picture of him hoisting the Celtic League trophy still has pride of place in the corridors of what he knew as Ravenhill. Yeah, well it wasn't meant to be me, was it?"
The other players on the Wakefield Wanderers walking football squad can occasionally find themselves a bit perplexed after a victory. The fruits of their labour, the medal earned from another tournament triumph, seem to hold little appeal for one of their number. It's not that he doesn't care -far from it.
As he sits and gazes across a perfect, early Autumn afternoon in the Algarve, Frank Wilson reflects upon his rugby life. rom which of his great games did he take the most satisfaction? Making his Ireland debut against a Wales team containing the likes of Gareth Edwards, Phil Bennett and JPR Williams? Winning an interprovincial title with Ulster?
West Belfast and West Germany had never felt so far apart. t was the end of the summer in 1994 when the World Cup-winning striker Jurgen Klinsmann arrived for his first day of pre-season at Tottenham Hotspur, the audacious nature of the transfer coup ensuring hundreds of fans had gathered to welcome him, and his VW Beetle, to the team's training ground.