Former N. Ireland Sports Minister Tony Banks
Posted: Monday, January 9th, 2006 5:40 pmA Belfast-born former cabinet minister who supported moves for a national stadium in Northern Ireland died last night after suffering a stroke.
Former Sports Minister Tony Banks suffered the stroke last Thursday while on holiday in Florida and died as he was being moved to a hospice.
He has been a keen advocate of Ulster sports provision and voiced support for a stadium as early as 1999.
The 62-year-old former Labour MP, who became Lord Stratford when he accepted a peerage last year, collapsed over lunch. … Read full obituary
