This is just my little tribute to the landlord of a local pub who sadly died recently.

The Kilbrannan Bar was the place one of my sons and I went to watch football on many occasions before Covid. James Robertson was always very welcoming, and did his utmost to accommodate us (usually to watch Man Utd) even when Rangers or Celtic were playing. My son, who is not always comfortable in social situations, was especially made welcome, both by James and the regulars at the pub.

It is always the little things that make the difference. And it is for the little things that I’m immensely grateful.

Sadly, for various reasons, we hadn’t been back to the Kilbrannan since the Lockdown period. Thankfully I had been able to express my gratitude to James on previous occasions.

Today, it’s Hat’s Off to the big fella. And my heart felt sympathies to Elaine and to his family and close friends.