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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Vincent Whelan

Inside Ken Doherty's family life as documentary on snooker legend airs tonight

A documentary on Ken Doherty's 1997 triumph at the World Snooker Championship will air tonight on Virgin Media One at 10 pm.

It's now been a quarter of a century since the Ranelagh native held off dominant champion Stephen Hendry in a gripping final that was one of the most-watched sporting events involving an Irish person of the 1990s.

Ahead of its release, the 52-year-old shared some insights into his personal life as he explained that while he and ex-wife Sarah are separated, they remain on good terms as they look after their son Christian, 14.

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