Ryan Baird: It's rewarding to be kind

'My guilty pleasure is having a Chinese with my mates'

Ryan Baird and his beloved dog Mackenzie

After eight months of asking sportspeople, authors, singers, TV presenters and other public figures what cheers them up on a bad day, I’ve started noticing three recurring themes: children, dogs and sun.

Ireland and Leinster rugby’s Ryan Baird is no different.