Bio for James Quinlan, Ballygunner Temple, Grantstown, Waterford, Ireland James Quinlan, 66 years old. Married to Mary for over 43 years, we have 3 adult children and 2 grand children. I am retired since April 2021, having worked with MABS (Money Advice & Budgeting Service) for the last 13 years. Prior to that I worked…
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I’m a ‘Parkie’ of course but more importantly, I’m a husband, a dad of 5, a grandad of 2, and a proud Limerick man, living in Adare with my wife Catherine in our “empty nest” which is now home to 1 cat, 1 elderly rescue dog and our most recent addition – 2 French bulldog…
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I’ve always enjoyed exercising and sport, especially mountain biking, running, skiing, general gym work and of course golf. I grew up on the East Coast of Scotland in the village of Gullane, walking distance from the famous Gullane Golf links and of course Muirfield. Growing up I was often seen dropping my school bag and…
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goPlaying sport has been a very important part of my life. It has always given me great enjoyment and kept me physically fit. Over the years I have played various sports but golf and hillwalking have been the dominant ones over the last 30 years. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2008 and it came…
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Sport has been a big part of my life, pulling me through when life’s got tough. At a young age I won a lot of trophies playing football and golf. 21st of November 1979 (19 years old) I had an accident at work which changed my life completely. I had learn to do the basics…
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Educated at Jordanhill College in Glasgow I worked as a rugby development officer in Fife before setting up a training and recruitment business in Scotland in 1998, Rewards Training where I still work as Managing Director. I am a native Fifer born in Kirkcaldy and have always been a keen sportsman playing tennis, cricket and football…
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My wife is to blame for introducing me to golf about 20 years ago. Prior to that my main sport was rugby which seemed a much simpler game to grasp. My career as a veterinary surgeon limited time to play and so the up side of being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2017 was that I…
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I’ve played sport throughout my life. Mainly cricket, but I’ve also played a lot of golf too. I’ve always loved playing sport and it has always played a massive part in my life both from a physical fitness and emotional well-being point of view. In January 2015 I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and everything changed.…
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