Mighty Quinn honoured in People of the Year awards

HE'S been man of the match more than once in his career, but being named man of the year had even the Mighty Quinn feeling humbled.

A week after his retirement from professional football, long-time Republic of Ireland stalwart Niall Quinn proved himself a crowd-pleaser in another arena when he picked up the top honour in the 28th annual People of the Year awards.

The 36-year-old Dubliner received the award after donating the full €1.5 million proceeds from his testimonial match last summer to charity.