Ben Flanagan
Q1. Nickname: “Flan”!!
Q2. Favourite Position: Centre Back – Number 6!
Q3. Club Honours: Under 11 City League, Under 12 City League, Under 11 County Ground Hurling, Under 14 Eastern, Under 14 County and Under 13 Football.
Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) Roanmore Tournament, my Coach was Pat Whelan and my friend was Jack Whelan.
Q5. Other interests or hobbies apart from Gaa? Rugby.
Q6. Heroes: Joe Canning, Ken McGrath and Henry Sheflin.
Q7. What is your Biggest Fear? Hairdressers!!
Q8. What is your Favourite Food? Steak.
Q9. What is your Favourite Film? Step Brothers.
Q10. What is your Favourite Music? David Guetta.
Q11. What is your Favourite Holiday Destination? Orlando Florida.
Q12. Best sporting event Watched/Witnessed: 2010 All Ireland Hurling Final – Kilkenny v Tipperary.
Q13. Best Mount Sion memory? Scoring the goal in the Under 11 County Ground Hurling Final.
Q14. What has been your greatest moment in sport? Winning the Under 14 County Final.
Q15. What is your favourite Hurling ground? Semple Stadium.
Q16. What celebrity do you think you most look like and why? Fernando Torres. I’m crap at scoring goals!!!
Q17. What is your favourite subject in school? Why? P.E. – It’s just class.
Q18. Marooned on a desert island what could you not be without? Hurley and a Ball.
Q19. Least memorable game and why? Don’t Know.
Q20. If you were an animal, what kind would you be? Meer cat!
Q21. In your opinion what is the worst invention ever created? Why? A certain referee that always does us!!
Q22. What is your secret skill? Have none!
Q23. If you had 3 people around for dinner, who would they be and why? Joe Canning, Ken McGrath and Colm Cooper – all class at what they do!
Q24. Who is/was the funniest on your team? Why? Dale O’Keeffe – just very funny!!
Q25. If you could go back in time, where would you go? Back to fix where we went wrong Under 13.
Q26. If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional with whom would it be? Why? Hugh Hefner to own the Playboy Mansion!!
Q27. What rule would you change in the GAA and why? Red Cards so Eric Hoban, won’t get sent off.
Q28. Who do you admire most in Mount Sion, why? Ken McGrath – class at hurling!
Q29. What are your Ambitions in Life? To win a senior hurling medal.
Q30. In ten years time, I hope to be ……… Playing Senior Hurling for Mount Sion!!