John Martin RIP

very sad RIP. A knowledgeable commentator.  The Phoenix magazine will struggle for horseracing content in his absence.  A good allround guy.

A lovely man , who strangely for a journo , was on the punters side ..R.I.P...

Is this the John Martin that does the Punters Platform on the Daily Star?.

sorry to hear that, def knew his stuff - he was with the herald back in the 90's

a true gent.rip

The sudden death has occurred in Dublin of well-known greyhound journalist John Martin (63).
A native of Dublin, he first worked in the music industry and then moved into freelance sports journalism before being appointed a Sports Reporter with the Irish Independent in 1980.
He was greyhound correspondent with that paper for many years while also reporting on snooker, soccer and horse racing. In latter years he was associated with the Irish Daily Star and the Mail on Sunday while he was also the writer of “Ger McKenna on Greyhounds” which was published in 1989.
We extend our sympathies to his wife Patricia, son Byron and daughters Alison and Heidee.
Funeral details later.
May He Rest in Peace

John Martin (aka "3753 Cruithne" on here)

The punters pal, R.I.P.

Are you sure about that, Catch Me? I follow a chap on Twitter with the handle @3753Cruithne and he is very much alive today.

RIP John.

Goldhawk in trouble now.

John was a pure gent.He got me £800 off corxxx 15 months ago that that they were refusing to pay.I had to fight to get him a cup of coffee after.He took no credit for all the effort he done for the punters.

An absolute gent is right, he will be sadly missed. RIP

We miss you catch me if you can