Player profiles: Meet Galway senior hurling team to face Limerick in All-Ireland final
WE are continuing the build up to the All-Ireland hurling final between Galway and Limerick on Sunday. Readers can view player profiles of all of Galway’s starting XV to take to the field in Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.
1. Darach Fahy
Club: Ardrahan.
Occupation: Teacher.
Favourite Player: Stephen O’Keefe.
Most Difficult Rival: Donal Parr.
Pet Hate: Fast walkers.
Hobbies: Going for breakfast, socialising, watching sport.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Supermac’s Drive Thru.
2. Joshua Ryan
Club: Clarinbridge.
Occupation: Student.
Favourite Player: Padraic Mannion.
Most Difficult Rival: Cathal Mannion.
Pet Hate: Having to go all the way back down the pitch and mark your man after making a long run.
Hobbies: Padel, golf, basketball.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: A takeaway after a game.
3. Cillian Trayers
Club: Turloughmore.
Occupation: Student.
Favourite Player: Eoin ‘Squid’ Morris.
Most Difficult Rival: Colm Molloy, on a Summer’s day.
Pet Hate: Talking for the sake of talking.
Hobbies: Golf, darts.
Favourite Sport: Soccer.
Guilty Pleasure: Double chocolate square bars.
4. Darren Morrissey (Captain)
Club: Sarsfields.
Occupation: Teacher.
Favourite Player: Cathal Mannion.
Most Difficult Rival: Jamie Ryan.
Pet Hate: Lasagne.
Hobbies: Horse racing.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Happy Hippos.
5. Padraic Mannion
Club: Ahascragh/Fohenagh.
Occupation: Teacher.
Favourite Player: Joshua Ryan.
Most Difficult Rival: Colm Molloy.
Pet Hate: Waiting for food when I’m hungry.
Hobbies: Golf, sauna and sea swim.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Terry’s Chocolate Orange.
6. Daithi Burke
Club: Turloughmore.
Occupation: Garda.
Favourite Player: Joe Cooney Jnr.
Most Difficult Rival: Eoin Blade.
Pet Hate: Stretching.
Hobbies: Golf and darts.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Sugary sweets.
7. Ronan Glennon
Club: Mullagh.
Occupation: Engineer.
Favourite Player: Darach Fahy.
Most Difficult Rival: Brian Concannon.
Pet Hate: Being late.
Hobbies: Sheep farming.
Favourite Sport: Soccer, American football and hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Supermac’s.
8. Tiernan Killeen
Club: Loughrea.
Occupation: Aviva Sales Support.
Favourite Player: Mikey Murray.
Most Difficult Rival: Kieran Hanrahan.
Pet Hate: Being late.
Hobbies: Golf, horse racing and hanging out with Mikey Murray.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Chinese.
9. Gavin Lee
Club: Clarinbridge.
Occupation: Student.
Favourite Player: Anthony Edwards.
Most Difficult Rival: Darragh Fitzgibbon.
Pet Hate: Attention seekers.
Hobbies: Sauna, food, movies.
Favourite Sport: Basketball.
Guilty Pleasure: Urban Fire Pizza.
10. Tom Monaghan
Club: Craughwell.
Occupation: Primary School Teacher.
Favourite Player: Jamesie O’Connor.
Most Difficult Rival: Conor Fogarty.
Pet Hate: Being late.
Hobbies: Coffee, sauna, sea swim.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Pizza.
11. Cathal Mannion
Club: Ahascragh/ Fohenagh.
Occupation: Teacher.
Favourite Player: Larry Tully.
Most Difficult Rival: Darren Morrissey.
Pet Hate: Traffic.
Hobbies: Golf.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Urban Fire Pizza.
12. Darragh Neary
Club: Castlegar.
Occupation: Student.
Favourite Player: Ger Farragher.
Most Difficult Rival: Rob Downey.
Pet Hate: People saying generally instead of genuinely.
Hobbies: Coffee/running/ sauna.
Favourite Sport: NFL.
Guilty Pleasure: Olivia Dean.
13. Conor Whelan
Club: Kinvara.
Occupation: Occupational Wellbeing.
Favourite Player: Joe Cooney.
Most Difficult Rival: Padraic Mannion.
Pet Hate: Work.
Hobbies: Travelling.
Favourite Sport: Drinking coffee.
Guilty Pleasure: Love Island.
14. Jason Rabbitte
Club: St. Mary’s, Athenry.
Occupation: Student/ Farmer.
Favourite Player: Johnny Glynn.
Most Difficult Rival: Fintan Burke.
Pet Hate: Lazy people.
Hobbies: Farming, darts, pool and golf.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Apple tart.
15. Aaron Niland
Club: Clarinbridge.
Occupation: Student.
Favourite Player: John O’Dwyer.
Most Difficult Rival: Darren Morrissey.
Pet Hate: Getting up early.
Hobbies: Golf.
Favourite Sport: Hurling.
Guilty Pleasure: Eating jellies.