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Sixteen months after the tragic death of 29-year-old biker Martin Finnegan in the Tandragee 100, the shock and grief over the loss has not left his widow Brenda. She tells JOHNNY WATTERSONabout coping with the pain and bringing up their daughter Rachel alone

MARTIN Finnegan’s life came to an end on a perfect summer’s day at Tandragee. His motorbike hit a bank and he died on the road on May 3rd of last year. He was 29 years old and the most talented road racer of his generation, a diamond in the sport, a son, a brother, a father and a husband. Four days after his death, an estimated 10,000 attended his funeral in Lusk.