Peter Byrne has been at the forefront of Irish sports journalism for 50 years and has won several national awards for his coverage of football, athletics and boxing. He wrote extensively on all three sports for the Irish Times in a career which took him to all the major events including the Olympic Games, the football and rugby World Cup championships in addition to the world championships in athletics and boxing. His books include "My Part of the Day," a personal recollection of national and international sport, "A History of The Irish Athletics Dispute" as well as collaborating with Jack Charlton on his autobiography and his 1990 and 1994 World Cup Diaries. An occasional broadcaster, he currently serves as President of the Association of Sports Journalists in Ireland.
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