Sport, sponsors, activism and politics

[PaulP]

Years ago as part of pre-season our U18s/19s would have to spend some evenings volunteering with Fr Bob Maguire's mission in and around the city. Mostly KP duty or similar. Celebs would rock up sporadically, some I think looking for cheap publicity. Newman was the only one they crossed paths with who was volunteering on a regular basis.

That's all well and good, and he deserves credit for that, but it's cold comfort to those marginalised individuals and groups who have to deal with his "jokes' at their expense, and who are already doing it tough to begin with.