WHEN Johnny Ward’s classmates favoured Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa in the early 1990s, the future Irish actor chose a team whose values reflected his own.
He fell in love with the Paradise side as he watched them stop the 10, journey down the Road to Seville and, most recently, clinch their 10th successive domestic trophy in this year’s League Cup.
Now, the established performer has enjoyed roles in Irish megahit Love/Hate, and even featured on Dancing With The Stars, where he and partner Emily Barker finished runners-up – having reached the final as a promise to his late father, who was diagnosed with cancer during filming.
Now a member of the Naomh Padraig Celtic Supporters’ Club in Dublin, the actor still keeps a screenshot of the time the official Celtic Football Club Twitter account retweeted an image of him cutting shapes on the TV dance contest, an achievement which almost tops meeting Shunsuke Nakamura in-person.
You played Paulie Lawless in Season 5 of Love/Hate. What was it like working on the show?
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IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...
Jodie Bartle was delighted to score her first goal for Celtic, a week after her derby strike was controversially disallowed
TOMMY BHOY
Celtic legend was a supporter first, last and always
WOUNDED PRIDE
Christopher Jullien was a frustrated spectator as he recovered from injury, but now that he’s back, he’s determined to play his part along with his team-mates to get back to winning ways
ON THIS DAY
HISTORY OF PLAYERS
KEEP THE FAITH
Manager knows hard work can and will deliver an upturn in fortunes for his Celtic side
THE LAST WORD
NEXT week the Christmas edition of the Celtic View will be out, which means this will be the last column I write in 2020.
FOUNDATION CHRISTMAS APPEAL SPOTLIGHT: THE INVISIBLES
WE continue our spotlight series on the organisations we hope to support through this year’s Celtic FC Foundation Christmas Appeal, with a closer look at the work of The Invisibles, a Glasgow-based voluntary organisation, which aims to provide comfort to those living on the city’s streets.
LIVING THE DREAM
Danny Crainie was proud to wear the Hoops and he continues to back the team as a supporter
EVERYONE IS HURTING AT THE RUN WE'RE ON
IT was a disconsolate home dressing room at Celtic on Sunday, as the team reflected on their first domestic cup defeat in over four years.
9 from NINE
The View wants YOUR views on the Hoops’ remarkable decade of dominance
