Derek Stewart – An Appreciation
Derek’s sudden and sad passing has lost one of Leinster Badminton great supporters on so many levels both as a Player, Administrator and Coach stretching back over fifty years. As this is the “Oscar” time of year, we hear a lot of Americanism’s like “Journey”, “Legacy” and “Body of Work”. Well these can also be applied to Derek. His badminton “Journey” started off in a one court hall called Clontarf Parish. He was selected to play on the Leinster U18 Team. Then progressed to playing for many years in Pembroke BC based in Whitehall Road now known as the Terenure Badminton [...]