Rick Faragher
@R_Faragher
Journalist & presenter. Never far from a doc or special feature. Main interest: people. Has-been golfer. Gym addict (2001-present). Manxman gone west 🇮🇲☘️
Not the Senior Race Day the Isle of Man was hoping for but there’ll be many more to come. Congratulations to everyone who competed, podiumed, and triumphed in this year’s races. The first TT I’ve missed for a while (pic from last year) but great coverage - well done to all.
A Manx bomb disposal specialist who had been helping to train troops fighting in Ukraine has died. bbc.in/4k5IHKj
Scottie's only rivals: -A Louisville cop -Wine glasses
Scottie Scheffler has obliterated the field with his B game. A magnificent Open champion. The most sustained level of golf we’ve seen since Tiger Woods in the 2000s.
And what? Belfast is the IoM’s closest city and there’s no direct flight the rest of the year. Useless.
Loganair's reinstating its route from the Isle of Man to Belfast over Christmas. #NEWS #IOM #MANXRADIO manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…
Norwegian ships appearing on the Manx horizon. We’ve been here before…
Two motorcycle fans from Norway, who hatched a "crazy idea after a couple of beers", have charted a ship for 145 fans to visit the Isle of Man TT. bbc.in/3ZRM13U
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND is now available to watch on The Guardian website. Director: John Craine Producer: Diarmuid Hughes Exec Producer: Amy Gardner, Finite Films Funded by: @TheDocSociety @BFI @guardian & Isle of Man Arts Council #nomanisanisland theguardian.com/no-man-is-an-i…
RED FLAG UPDATE: Peter Hickman, bike number 10, came off at Kerrowmoar during lap one of the third qualifying session of TT 2025. He is currently reported as conscious and stable, and has been taken to Noble's Hospital by Airmed for further assessment. Further condition…
An application for a fresh inquest into the deaths of 50 people in the 1973 Summerland fire disaster has been rejected by the Isle of Man's Attorney General. bbc.in/42ZDzBS
BREAKING: Survivors and bereaved families of the Summerland fire have been denied a fresh inquest by the Isle of Man's Attorney General. itv.com/news/granada/2…
🚨That’ll probably be my last ever North West unfortunately…we’re not going to be here and be treated like the way we’ve been treated. Rules being bent for certain people and not others. It’s not right and it’s not fair so that’s it I’m afraid.” - Peter Hickman
As the parking inspector just informed me, today is NOT free on-street parking in Belfast 🚨
A wet and windy night out there. Will the rain clear for tomorrow? Here's @R_Faragher with your forecast...
Good craic on radio duties lately. Busy but fun! Thanks to my numerous co-presenters who’ve all been top class.
Can all of us in Northern Ireland start work at lunchtime tomorrow please? We’re shattered.
Ireland’s major wins ☘️ 🟢 Rory McIlroy (US Open ‘11, PGA ‘12 & ‘14, Open ‘14, Masters ‘25) 🟢 Shane Lowry (Open ‘19) 🟢 Darren Clarke (Open ‘11) 🟢 Graeme McDowell (US Open ‘10) 🟢 Pádraig Harrington (Open ‘07 & ‘08, PGA ‘08) 🟢 Fred Daly (Open 1947)
The dream realised. The legacy complete. Rory McIlroy - this generation’s greatest golfer - is a Masters champion.
Finding the words to accurately sum up this final round became impossible at least two hours ago.
Golf too tough and thinking about quitting? Nick Dunlap shot 90 (+18) yesterday. One of the worst rounds in Masters history. He’s currently -3 in his second round and set to improve on his score by, what’s surely, a record tally.