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Meet the Sportsfile Team

Ray McManus

Team captain, founder and owner of Sportsfile. Dublin native Ray has been at the helm of his company since 1980. Ray has travelled the globe covering a range of events from International Soccer to Special Olympics. He was covering the Republic of Ireland's international soccer games long before it became fashionable-never missing an international between 1980 and 1994. Ray has covered every All-Ireland Gaelic Football and Hurling Final since 1980 as well as numerous International Rules tours. He also covered the Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2003. A winner of numerous PPAI Awards as well as News Photographer of the Year in 1987, Ray has assembled a winning team of photographers at Sportsfile

David Maher

From Dublin, David joined Sportsfile back in 1989 and is the longest serving staff member in the company. Vastly experienced and widely travelled, David has covered two Soccer World Cups and hundreds of Republic of Ireland soccer games, World Rowing Championships, World Boxing Championships and many All-Ireland Gaelic Football and Hurling Finals. He has covered sports events on four continents and he is looking forward to covering the 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. David has won 4 AIB PPAI Awards.

Brendan Moran

A native of Tralee, County Kerry, and a fervent supporter of the The Kingdom GAA Football Team, Brendan has been a staff member of Sportsfile since 1994. Since then Brendan has covered two Summer Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens, three Rugby World Cups, numerous Five and Six Nations Rugby Championships, World and European Track & Field Championships and European and World Cup Soccer games. Brendan is also a regular at Croke Park where he has covered many Football and Hurling All-Ireland Finals. He has won four AIB PPAI Awards and was short listed for the Sports Photographer of the year in 2004 and Sports Picture of the Year Award in 2006 at the UK Picture Editors Awards.

Brian Lawless

Brian Lawless is from Dublin and first came to Sportsfile on work experience project while in college in 2001. Brian joined Sportsfile as a full-time staff member later that year and but for a sabbatical world travelling break in 2002, he has been a regular member of staff. A highly accomplished photographer, Brian has travelled all over Europe covering Irish teams in international soccer and rugby. Just recently Brian has covered the World University Games in Bangkok. He has also covered racing in Cheltenham and he was a member of the Sportsfile team in Murrayfield this year when Ireland's rugby team beat Scotland to win the Triple Crown.

Paul Mohan

Paul Mohan is the latest addition to the Sportsfile team. A native of Drogheda, Paul signed on with Sportsfile early in 2007. Paul worked with the Drogheda Independent from 1999 until 2006 during which period he made it in to the final three selection in the UK and Ireland Picture Editor Awards for Photographer of the Year. Paul also received an award for Photography Picture Pages in the 2005 European Newspapers Awards. A widely experienced photographer, Paul just recently covered the FEI European Show Jumping Championships in Mannheim, Germany.

Matt Browne

From Wicklow, Matt Browne has been a staff photographer with Sportsfile since 1997. Matt is also a world traveller and he has covered Irish Rugby - both national and provincial teams - all over Europe as well as in Africa, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Matt has also covered British and Irish Lions Rugby Tours and Five and Six Nations Championships as well as Heineken Cup games and finals. He has also covered several All- Ireland Gaelic Football and Hurling Finals as well and several Cheltenham Festivals and other horse racing events. Matt has won four AIB PPAI Awards in sports categories.

Pat Murphy

A native of Dublin, Pat Murphy joined Sportsfile in 2000 straight out of school. A widely experienced photographer, Pat just recently travelled to Jamaica and Guyana covering the exploits of the Irish Team at the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He also covered the Irish Rugby Team's tour of Argentina in June of 2007. Pat has also covered European and World Track & Field Championships and has extensive experience covering GAA, Soccer, Boxing, International Cross Country and other sports at domestic and international level.

Oliver McVeigh

A native of Tyrone, Oliver joined Sportsfile 2006. Oliver has been a photographer since leaving school in 1979, and having worked for a number of Regional and National Newspapers in Northern Ireland during his 28 years in the business, he has gained a vast experience in News, PR and especially Sport, which is his big passion. Oliver is vastly experienced in GAA, Soccer Rugby and other sports at domestic and international level. He has been covering Gaelic Games involving Ulster teams since 1986, through the province's most successful era. he also has travelled all over Europe covering Northern Ireland international soccer games and Ulster's Heineken Cup rugby games.