Island Life

The story of a pioneering youth football team in Belfast in the late 1960s and early 1970s has hit the big screen in Ireland. It’s also a major part of the lives of two adopted Guernseymen. Peter Roffey spoke to Dessie Black and Willie Caldwell about their time in the club that bridged the sectarian divide and how they ended up in the island.

Partial to a total eclipse, Simon De La Rue drove his family 500 miles, and back 500 more, just to be among the folk to stand within the shadow of an orb. For 85 seconds.