Member Interviews

What county are you from?

Antrim

What is you or your counties biggest GAA achievement to date?

Reaching the 1989 all ireland hurling final, a feat unachieved by nearly everyother county in ulster and connaught. Me personally captaining my club minor hurling team.

Do you prefer the intercounty or club scene?

Personally these days ive to go for intercounty but i do keep involved in the club scene playing and coaching, love my club and always will but spend more time following antrim this weather.

Your favourite ground in Ireland?

Have to say Casement, if it was the old croker i would have said it but its just not the same, the new casement will be interesting to see if it still holds the same place in my heart.

Your child hood sporting hero?

From my own county i go for Allister Elliot who i met for the first time a fort night a go a legend of a hurler and a gentle man, Johnny Dooley was my child hood hurling hero though.

Your current favourite inter county players?

Corman Donnelly, Paddy Cunningham, Tommy Walsh

Team you would most like to see win Sam and Liam other than your own?

in the hurling i use to say galway but id swing towards the dubs this weather, in the football i dont know really i would say fermanagh but thats cheating as thats where my da is from so i'll say roscommon.

What other sporting teams do you follow if any?

Leeds United/Celtic and Ulster Rugby

What is your ambition in life?

To become a social worker working with the youth justice and mental health in adolescents.

What was your child hood sporting dream?

To win the Liam McCarthy with Antrim.

In what capacity in sport are you still involved?

I play reserve hurling for my club and coach kids hurling in the local club in my community also.

What county are you from?

Donegal

What is you or your counties biggest GAA achievement to date?
Keeping Dublin scoreless from play for an hour

Do you prefer the intercounty or club scene?
Club M the home of the slow set

Your favourite ground in Ireland?

The lower pitch in Rosmuc as featured in the 2009 all Ireland Gealtacht final. The team that can survive the midges will pervail

Your child hood sporting hero?
Harold Schummacher and Ciarán Duff

Your current favourite inter county players?
Marty Boyle

Team you would most like to see win Sam and Liam other than your own?

Dublin

What other sporting teams do you follow if any?

Red Star Belgrade 1991
Holland - 2010

What is your ambition in life?

To meet Jim McGuinness

What was your child hood sporting dream?

See above

In what capacity in sport are you still involved

reserve statistician for Donegal panel – My sole responsibility is to work
Out the effectiveness of delaying a quick free

The Puke wrote:

What part is the funnist puke?

Its only for a bit of craic lad, give it a go!

What county are you from?
An Mhí

What is you or your counties biggest GAA achievement to date?
Bhuaigh An Mhí an Craobh Ceannis na hÉireann seacht n-uaire.

Do you prefer the intercounty or club scene?
Is brea liom na dhá cinn ach ceapim gur fearr liom mo chlub ná idir-contae.

Your favourite ground in Ireland?
Páirc Tailteann nó Páirc an Chrocaigh

Your child hood sporting hero?
Graham Geraghty. I gconaí. Más cuimhin liom i gceart bhuail me leis don gcéad áma nuair a bhí mé dhá bliana déag d'aois agus bhí sé draíochta.

Your current favourite inter county players?
Colm Cooper, John Mullange, Tony Browne, Brick Walsh, Paul Galvin, Tommy Walsh, Henry Shefflin.

Team you would most like to see win Sam and Liam other than your own?
Port Láirge agus An Cabhán.

What other sporting teams do you follow if any?
Domhnachmór/Cill Déagláin agus Laighean.

What is your ambition in life?
A bheith sásta. Ceapim ba mhaith liom a bheith i mo múinteoir freisin.

What was your child hood sporting dream?
An Mhí ag bhuaigh an Cluiche Craobh Ceannis na hÉireann.

In what capacity in sport are you still involved?
Imrím camógíochta na mná le mo chlub. Uairenta cabhrím leis na foirne faoin aois.

What county are you from?

London

What is you or your counties biggest GAA achievement to date?

1901 hurling champions

Do you prefer the intercounty or club scene?

Now that i'm retired from football,i prefer the county scene

Your favourite ground in Ireland?

Thurles/Pairc Ui Chaoimh/Navan

Your child hood sporting hero?

Bobby Doyle /Mullins /The black panther

Your current favourite inter county players?

Tommy Walsh...Paul Flynn because he has improved so much this year

Team you would most like to see win Sam and Liam other than your own?

Waterford-Mayo

What other sporting teams do you follow if any?

Spurs life long supporter but since money became god i have lost interest in Soccer

What is your ambition in life?
To bring my children up with good values thankfully i have achieved this.

What was your child hood sporting dream?

None i'm a realist

In what capacity in sport are you still involved?

Finance

What county are you from?
Leitrim

What is your biggest GAA achievement to date?
Attending several provincial and indeed A/I finals without paying (various disguises/ruses used).

Do you prefer the intercounty or club scene?
Club..At least you know the fooker personally that you're abusing.

Your favourite ground in Ireland?
The Hyde in Roscommon, it has the most lax stewards...

Your child hood sporting hero?
Packy McGarty.


Your current favourite inter county players?
Tommy Walsh, Gooch and and Paul Galvin.

Team you would most like to see win Sam and Liam other than your own?
Donegal and Wexford.

What other sporting teams do you follow if any?
Sneers.....

What is your ambition in life?
To be a burden to my children from 90 onwards.

What was your child hood sporting dream?
To grow up quickly so I could box the head off the Master, but he died when I was 13.....

In what capacity in sport are you still involved?
I give advice in the form of abuse from the back of the bar and occasionally from the sideline. I abstain from club AGM's..