RED and BLUE: Sixty seconds with Kevin McLaughlin

1 I’m very good at . . .

Getting my own way

2 I have no idea how to . . .

Iron or fold shirts.

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3 I wouldn’t watch . . .

The film The Notebook, despite pressure from my girlfriend.

4 I can’t believe that . . .

I let Fergus McFadden finish ahead of me in Fantasy Football.

5 I would like to . . .

Be a food critic. Seriously.

6 I would avoid . . .

Rollerblading on the pier. I don’t have the legs for it or the co-ordination.

7 I can’t understand . . .

How people liked the film Avatar. I find myself getting into arguments about it.

8 I'm interested in . ..

Food and music.

9 The book I would like to read . . .

Lance Armstrong’s autobiography.

10 My last meal . . .

The tasting menu in Thornton’s, the best meal I have ever had. I can still recall the taste of the scrambled egg with shaved truffles, presented in an eggshell with buttered toast soldiers.

John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan is an Irish Times sports writer