William Rutherford interviews Syd Thompson, President of the Irish Bowling Association in advance of an international championship to be held at Paisley Park in north Belfast.
Syd won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
He played 78 times for the Irish outdoor team and 51 times for the indoor team and was awarded an O.B.E.
He won the 1950 singles title and 1949 & 1957 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Willowfield Bowls Club.