Geoff Hill (Northern Ireland journalist)

Geoff Hill (born 21 May 1956) is an author, journalist and long-distance motorcycle rider living in Belfast. He is a critically acclaimed author and award-winning feature and travel writer.

He studied at Queen's University Belfast from 1975 to 1979, where he was editor of The Gown, and graduated with a BA in English Language and Literature.

While at Queen's, he earned a Blue by making his first appearance for the Northern Ireland men's volleyball team. He went on to captain the team at the 1981 Commonwealth Championships and to play for Northern Ireland 122 times, still an Irish record.

After starting his career in journalism on the Tyrone Constitution, Hill was the features and travel editor of the Belfast News Letter from January 1991 – March 2009, then motorcycle columnist for the Irish Times, Sunday Times and Daily Mirror. He now writes about motorbikes for Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine and the Devitt Insurance motorbike website. He's the editor of Microlight Flying magazine [1] and the Daily Telegraph's travel expert on Northern Ireland [2].

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