John Laverty is a columnist at the Belfast Telegraph and Irish Independent. He explores themes related to culture and society, with a focus on travel and tourism, food and beverages, as well as health and wellness. John’s work has been featured in prominent publications such as the Belfast Telegraph and Irish Independent.
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John Laverty's coverage focuses on opinion editorials and expert commentary, with a strong emphasis on government & politics. He also covers sports to a significant extent.
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By: John Laverty
Ciara Mageean would be a champion in my eyes even if she’d never won a single race. Fortunately for her, gold medals have peppered a glittering, world-class athletics career.
By: John Laverty
Hello, my name is John and I’m a Sephora Parent (cue monotone chorus of “good morning, John”). And, judging by the number of people at this inaugural SPA meeting in Belfast, I’m not the only one.
By: John Laverty
It was tempting to believe Rory McIlroy had publicly burnt his bridges with the US President last September, having led the victorious European team on a raucous chant of “are you watching, Donald Trump?” following the thrilling Ryder Cup triumph over the good ol’ US of A.
By: John Laverty
It was tempting to believe Rory McIlroy had publicly burnt his bridges with the US President last September, having led the victorious European team
By: John Laverty
The former Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life sports editor, who sadly passed away last week at 68 after a battle with cancer, is fondly remembered by his long-term colleague and close friend John Laverty
By: John Laverty
The former Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life sports editor, who sadly passed away last week at 68 after a battle with cancer, is fondly remembered by his long-term colleague and close friend John Laverty
By: John Laverty
“Oi, you northern lads — try keeping us off yer f***ing front pages now!” That was a grinning, bombastic Jack Charlton, barking at me, Jackie Fullerton (BBC) and the late, great Jim Gracey (Sunday Life) in the bowels of the New York Giants stadium after the Republic of Ireland’s sensational World Cup win over hot favourites Italy.
By: John Laverty
Us Nordies get the climate we deserve — unapologetically mild. We complain when it’s splitting the stones, or when it’s freezing the balls off a brass monkey.
By: John Laverty
It was as if someone had just switched the power off. There we all were — well, vicariously via backseat presenter/passenger Stephen Nolan — in a PSNI car, powering through Belfast city centre in pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
By: John Laverty
Ian Paisley Jnr will be remembered at Westminster as a groundbreaking MP — but not in the way he hoped. The former North Antrim representative made parliamentary history in 2018 by becoming the first member of the House to face a “recall petition” — the process whereby a sitting MP can be ousted following a suspension.
