Our Team
Damien Hanahoe
Corner Back
Name: Damien Hanahoe
Occupation: Accountant
Home club and county: Moy Davitts Mayo
Favoured position: Corner back.
Least favoured: Least is anywhere outside the full back line
Think you miss about home: Family and friends
Favourite gaa player: Andy Moran. Got better with age.
Best player played with and against:
With. Conor Hallissey for his inspirational quotes during games and pin point accuracy on kick outs.
Against Colm O Driscoll
Favourite tv show: Has to be Game of Thrones.
Favourite food: Beef stew
Who is the joker in the team: Has to be Paddy. Mcgov is a close second.
Who is always late: Easy. Mcgov. Holds up everything.
Favourite manager to have played under: Lynch.
Best trainer: McGuigan/Niall
Worst Trainer: Has to go to Hallissey
Best thing about the GAA: The craic and mates you make.
Funniest thing you have seen during a match/game: Has to be watching Gartlan trying to score a point with his knee.
Motivational quote or advice that you would give to others: It's my last game. Seems to work.
Best attribute as a player: I turn up.
Song that motivates you for games: Bit of AC/DC does the job.
Shane Carty
Wing Back
Name: Shane Carty
Occupation: Quantity Surveyor
Club: Aodh ruadh
Co. Donegal
Favourite Playing position: On the side line abusing the lads for messing up especially Gav?...which in fairness is fairly regularly
least favourite: being that lad on the field getting hurled with sideline abuse?
Miss at home: Footing turf in the bog
Favourite player:
To keep Peter Wallace and Cormac happy. I’d have to say Michael Murphy ?
Best player played with:
James Gartlan when he gets out of second gear!! The problem is it only usually happens as frequented a leap year sadly
Against: Cormac in a training match!! He only needs one crack At ya and ur ?...how he never made it as a MMA fighter I’ll never know
Tv show: Banged up abroad... waiting patiently to see which Joes lad will appear on it first as there are plenty of eligible men
Favourite food: steak and peppercorn sauce ?
Joker in team: Wee Decky and his PG video ?
Who is always late:
Me!!! No thanks to my chauffeur Eamonn Mc Govern! Only way he will ever be early for training is if it’s in his bed...Zzzz
Favourite manager: Has to be the player/manager role Cormac done with the joes reserves last year... although come to think of it I don’t think he made a game?... too busy flying home to be under the missus’ thumb
Best trainer: Has to be McGuigan! Is he ever not training
Worst trainer:
ha there is too many to mention here but Hallisey, coughlin and “my leg hurts Wallace” are fairly on par... they appear to take it night about. They must be loving the lockdown...
Best thing about GAA:
Team bonding wkds away... never a dull moment even from the minute before ya get on the train to Glasgow... isn’t that right coughlin
Funniest thing: Gartlan “our then London county star” getting sick in pre season match in Newcastle after 2mins is up there!! Great team leader ??
Motivation quote/advice: It’s ladies night in the swan later
Best attribute: team player
Motivation song: again one to keep Cormac and Wallace happy... it have to be a wee bit of DANIEL... A good Donegal man there?
Liam McGuigan
Wing Back
Name - Liam McGuigan
Occupation - Project Manager
Home club and county - Clan Na Gael, Armagh
Favourite playing position and least favourite position? Anywhere in half back line...least favourite full back!
What do you miss most about home? Pints with mates and the Lurgan gossip!
Favourite Gaa player ever? Andy Mallon (touch tight)
Best player played with and against? Best I played with was Barry O’Hagan and Diarmaid Marsden / best against Michael Murphy & Jamie Clarke.
Favourite tv show? Friends
Favourite food? Pizza
Who is the Joker in the team? Wallace loves the banter!
Who is always late? McGov and his car load!
Favourite manager to have played under? Gerdy Skelton
Best trainer? McAlynns an animal!
Worst trainer? Jimmy Gartlan (if and when he trains)
What's the best thing you love about the Gaa? Pints with mates after a hard fought victory! What it’s all about.
What is the funniest thing to happen to you during a match/ training? Sprints in training last year and a bee flew into my mouth and stung back of my throat! Lynchy had me back in tackling grid 5mins
later..lucky!
Motivation quote or word of advice that keeps you going or something you would tell others?
There’s not a lot between a pat on the back and kick up the arse! Stay grounded.
What's your best attribute as a player? Speed / Stamina
Song that motivates you for games? “Roll with it” - Oasis / hard to beat “Now we are free” also (Gladiator movie time)
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