The Irish men’s team will shortly be heading to Tårnby, Denmark, for the European C League Championships, 11-16 April.

New to the team this year is skip John Wilson, so let’s find out a bit more about him with our traditional ‘profile’ questions:

Name: John Wilson
Age: 32
Occupation: Teacher of Mathematics
Status: Legally single but definitely not.
Children:  zero, zilch, nada
Years curling: ten…then a ten year gap…then two.
Home club: Limekiln (Stranraer) but now Auchterarder (Perth).
Sport to watch:  Rugby.
Sport to play:  Trail running.
Who would I like to meet:  Mo Farah.
Fav TV: Game of Thrones.
Fav holiday: California. Why? desert, mountains, beaches, sun and cities all in the same state.
Fav Irish curler:  Peter J D Wilson. Why? Because there is only one Peter Wilson!
Prize possession: My photographs. I have had some awesome adventures and it sometimes amazes me to look at where I have been.
Marooned on a desert island with: Iona Siwo
Me in five words: Always planning my next adventure.