Q1. Nickname: “Ryaner”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Corner forward! Q3. Club Honours: 5 Senior County Championships, 1 Munster Club, 1 Munster Championship for Waterford. 3 Minor and 3 Eastern Junior Football. Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) Beating Ozzy in the back garden in Mount Sion Avenue. Q5. Childhood heroes: Robbie Fowler, Ronnie O’Sullivan.Read full interview
Pat McGrath
Q1. Nickname: “Paddy Mac – The Volley King”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Half-Back/ Midfield Q3. Club Honours: 1 Under 14, 2 Under 16, 2 Minor, 1 Under 21, 4 Senior, 1 Munster Club, 1 All Ireland 7’s. 1 Under 16 Football and a few more Eastern medals but there just semi-finals!! Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) Out the back garden with my father and brothers and up in the field with Paddy Sheridan. Q5. Childhood heroes: Ger Fitzpatrick with the club and Waterford. Ciaran Carey outside of that.Read full interview
Stephen Roche
Q1. Nickname: “Midget”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Midfield. Q3. Club Honours: Under 10 Ground hurling, Under 13 Gaelic & Hurling, Under 16 East, 2 Minor Gaelic Football and 1 Minor hurling and 1 Eastern Junior Football. Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) School yard with Brother Dowling and Brother Griffey! Q5. Childhood heroes: The White Power Ranger!!Read full interview
Christopher Ryan
Q1. Nickname: “Ozfest”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Full-Forward – Number 14! Q3. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) Father and Sean out the back in Slieverue!! Q4. Childhood heroes: Mickey O’Connell and Steve Austin!! Q5. Your Biggest Fear? The horizon & The Pint of Guinness!
Q1. Nickname: “Greener”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Wing Back. Q3. Club Honours: Under 14 County and Feile na Gael, Under 16 County, Under 21 County, 6 County Senior and 1 Munster Club, and All Ireland 7s and 11s. Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) In school with Bro. Griffey and Patsy Fanning. Q5. Childhood heroes: My Dad and Pat Ryan.Read full interview
John O’Keeffe
Q1. Nickname: “Johno” or as Meaney calls me “coach”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Corner Forward. Q3. Club Honours: 3 Under 14 County Titles, 1 Under 16, 1 Minor and 1 Eastern Junior Football! (I retired after that)!! Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) In the school yard with Bro. Griffey and Paddy Sheridan. Q5. Childhood heroes: Kenny Dalglish and D.J. Carey!Read full interview
Shane Twomey
Q1. Nickname: “Trigger”!! Q2. Favourite Position: Wing Back. Q3. Club Honours: 3 County Under 14(1 football),1 Under 16, 2 Minor, 3 Under 21, 6 Senior and 1 Munster Club(oh yeah and a couple of Eastern Junior Football can’t forget about them)!! Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) I was 4 or 5 when I started in the school with Brother Dowling and good auld Paddy Sheridan was the main man up in the field! Q5. Childhood heroes: My Father, Bugsy Byrne, Shiner and Kenny Daglish.Read full interview
