Good news, bad news

Radio Scotland's Off The Ball programme brought happy news last week to concerned fans of Scottish band Big Country, whose lead…

Radio Scotland's Off The Ball programme brought happy news last week to concerned fans of Scottish band Big Country, whose lead singer Stuart Adamson had disappeared without a trace. Tam Cowan, one of the country's better known football pundits, announced that Adamson had turned up safe. "So, that's good news," he said. "The bad news is he's going straight back into the recording studio." Ouch.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times