Horse sport and James McClean claim top RTÉ awards

Horse sports received plenty of recognition at the RTÉ Sports Awards on Saturday night, but it was James McClean who collected the top award.

The Irish international topped a public vote to scoop the Sportsperson of the Year award, the first footballer to do so since 2001, when Mick McCarthy took the prize as Ireland manager. He also joins Roy Keane (1999) and Packie Bonner (1990) on the roll of honour.

The popular Derryman had much to celebrate and plenty of people to celebrate with as he was joined by his family for his daughter Allie-Mae’s fourth birthday on the same day.