I've been bodybuilding from 1989 - 1995;

I've been competing in Armwrestling from1991-  2005;

I've been competing as a Strongman/Highland games  competitor from 1997 - 2016; 

I've been running competitions from 1995 and to date I've many trophies and competitions under my belt;

I've been taking strength and conditioning Strongman/woman classes from 2009 to date. 

I've been passionate about natural stones and the history of them for years the stories that they carry too ive lifted a few historical stones around Ireland and Scotland so one day myself and Stevie Shanks decided we would run a Donald Dinnie Day Ireland Gathering at Glenarm Castle in 2021. Well what can i say it was a big success and another stepping stone and history made in ireland once again.

So myself, Chris and Ivan  decided to go around as a group lifting stones and recording it for YouTube, then I decided to go one step further and create a logo and we called ourselves "The Irish Stone Monsters" created Sept 2021 from that day forward we've never looked back.

Growing from strength to strength we havebeen to the top of ireland and the bottom of Ireland lifting stones and telling everyone the stories behind them.

So in 2024 we decided to run The irish Natural Stone Lifting Games and it's been an amazing success and growing fast every year. Historical stone lifting is coming alive once again and long may it continue.......

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