Mark Bain

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Mark Bain

As a lecturer in sports psychology at Ulster University and a golfer himself, Dr Kyle Paradis, has more reason than most to study how Rory McIlroy plotted his way through the final round at Augusta National on Sunday night. And for Dr Paradis, it was the impressive manner in which McIlroy dealt with adversities thrown at him over five hours of sporting drama that elevated him to the status of golfing Grand Slam royalty.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Mark Bain

There were heart-stopping moments of anguish and exhilarating moments of sheer joy. The ups, the downs, the near misses were all part of the Masters night — which is usually the finest, most dramatic evening for the millions of golf fans. We saw brilliant performances, the despair of missed putts and splashes into water, but most importantly for golf fans in Northern Ireland, we got the result we wanted. It will go down as perhaps the most dramatic final round that the Masters has ever witnessed.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Mark Bain

The Ulster Teachers’ Union was in Limavady at the weekend for their annual conference — the first gathering since a new pay deal was settled with the department. The agreement provides teachers here receive a 5.5% award for the current academic year. But attention will now turn to negotiations for next year, with Ulster Teachers’ Union general secretary Jacquie White saying that despite talks since 2020 over workload concerns, teachers are yet to see any change.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Mark Bain

As a lecturer in sports psychology at Ulster University and a golfer himself, Dr Kyle Paradis, has more reason than most to study how Rory McIlroy plotted his way through the final round at Augusta National on Sunday night. And for Dr Paradis, it was the impressive manner in which McIlroy dealt with adversities thrown at him over five hours of sporting drama that elevated him to the status of golfing Grand Slam royalty.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Mark Bain

Two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland have said they want integrated schools to be the main model for our education system, according to the findings from the latest LucidTalk poll. Among the results of the survey on integrated education, many people are still expressing frustration at politicians and churches for standing in the way of progress for the sector. Join the Belfast Telegraph WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with some of Northern Ireland's biggest stories