Willie McSporran MBE is the former chair of the Hebridean Isle of Gigha's Heritage Trust. In 2002 the trust raised ã4 million for the purchase of the island, which is now managed by its population of 110.
His brother is Seamus McSporran. In 2011 BBC Radio nan GÃÂ idheal made a two-part series of the brothers making a trip around their home island.