Interview with Kevin O’Brien ahead of Ireland’s ODI against England

I know when to knuckle down but I’d rather… not

Sunday Independent interview with Ireland batsman Andrew Balbirnie, talking about how he was haunted for nine months by his ‘pair’ on Test debut, but still managed the most successful tour of his international career.

Keeping on an even keel through troubled waters

Piece in the Irish Sun where Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale reveals his passion for Lego

Ireland ace reveals unusual hobby helps take his mind off the pressures of rugby

Dr Steve Collins earned an MBE for his role in fighting famine in Africa. Now he farms miniature cattle and blueberries in West Cork, among many things. A piece for Farming Independent

From famine-stricken war zones in Africa to hill farming in West Cork

An interview with long-standing captain William Porterfield ahead of Ireland’s first Test match, talking about his own journey, starting in the cricketing heartlands of Co Derry.

‘I would go along every Saturday, aged nine or 10, with my dad and if somebody didn’t turn up, I’d get a game’

Plus a piece with Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom about the implications of Ireland’s Test status

Making the most of new status

A piece I wrote for Farming Independent looking at why there are so many farmers (7) in  Ireland’s Six Nations squad

Ireland’s ‘Farmy Army’