Rankin became a popular player at Leeds Road, where he unfortunately suffered a career-ending injury, but his family connection to Everton is incredibly strong.
Rankin, of Woodville Avenue,Grove Hill,was handed a 12 month community order, a curfew for three months and a drugs rehabilitation order.
In 1989 Mr
Rankin opened Roscoff, the restaurant that was to become the first to win a Michelin Star in Northern Ireland.
"I have no regrets," said
Rankin on his temporary international switch.
It is a dream come true and it is something I never thought would happen in my playing career," ICC quoted
Rankin as saying.
Ireland's four-day meeting against England at Lord's, a precursor to this summer's Ashes which starts next Thursday, will be a historic occasion for
Rankin and his Ireland team-mates.
Rankin played his sole Test for England during the Ashes tour of 2013/14 when the visitors suffered a 5-0 thrashing.
The National Library posted an ad for the job, which comes with a salary of PS27,777, partly funded by
Rankin himself.
Rankin will also set up a live studio in the Faraway Forrest at the event where festivalgoers can have their portraits taken by the photoghrapher himself.
Photographer
Rankin lost his mother Anne 10 years ago.
Rankin, a longtime intensive care unit and cardiac nurse, is passionate about making sure the country's nursing shortage does not harm patient care.