Q: What team(s) do you play for?
A: Mayfield Hurling & Football and Glanmire CC.
Q: What position do you play?
A: Center back at Minor level and half back for Junior and Intermediate Teams.
Q: Biggest influence on career?
A: Seanie O Donovan, John Boylan, James Varian, Tony Hegarty
Q: What players do you admire (past, present)?
A: Ronan Curran, John Gardiner, Diarmuid O'Sullivan and James Varian.
Q: Most memorable game as a player?
A: Under 14 County Final, Junior A City Hurling final 2010, Junior A County Hurling Semi-Final 2010 and Harty Cup Final.
Q: Most memorable game as a fan?
A: 2005 All-Ireland Final
Q: Hobbies?
A: Hurling and fighting!
Q: Favourite TV?
A: Samsung 42 inch……. Hd……. Sick yoke
Q: Favourite Film?
A: Rememeber The Titans
Q: Favourite Music?
A: Kiss FM.
Q: Favourite Food?
A: Kinder Bars.
Q: Favourite Drink?
A: "Load a gat"
Q: Sporting Ambitions?
A: To one day be like James Varian
Q: What changes in the GAA would you like?
A: AJ Cronin to be King of the World
Q: If you won the lotto what would you do?
A: Buy AJ a Ford Mondeo
Player:Stephen Hackett
Q: What team(s) do you play for?
A: Mayfield Hurling & Football and Leeside.
Q: What position do you play?
A: Full back, too fat & slow for centre back.
Q: Biggest influence on career?
A: Martin Cronin & Tony Hegarty, he knows the reasons.
Q: What players do you admire (past, present)?
A: Pat Peate, Graham Canty and the Scannells for showing their resilience year after year even though all they do is complain about it, sunshine players!!
Q: Most memorable game as a player?
A: City final 2001 against the Barrs, I scored 1-2 from corner back, I was fit in those days!
Q: Most memorable game as a fan?
A: The last few Tipperary versus Kilkenny matches have been crackers.
Q: Hobbies?
A: Doing chores around the house!!
Q: Favourite TV?
A: A big 50 inch flat screen with surround sound, I would probably say Samsung if I was pushed!
Q: Favourite Film?
A: The Game Plan, 27 dresses, How to lose a guy in 10 days, basically any romcom that myself and the fiancé can cuddle up and watch together
Q: Favourite Music?
A: X factor and oldies and Irish on 96fm with Derry O Callaghan.
Q: Favourite Food?
A: Italian, chicken pesto linguine with pine nuts to be precise.
Q: Favourite Drink?
A: Milk
Q: Sporting Ambitions?
A: To hold down my place on the starting 15 with the intermediate footballers next season, it will be a tough ask what with all the young talent chomping at the bit but I’m still confident none are as good as me though!!
Q: What changes in the GAA would you like?
A: The footblock should be allowed to stop a goal-scoring opportunity.
Q: If you won the lotto what would you do?
A: Cry!!
Player Profile November 2010
Player:Nicky Kelly
Q: What team(s) do you play for?
A: Mayfield Hurling & Football; Seandún; CIT and Cork.
Q: What position do you play?
A: Midfield in both codes at Minor level and wing forward in both Intermediate football and Junior A Hurling.
Q: Biggest influence on career?
A: Jimin Kelly, The Mother and Shane; Tony Hega and everyone involved in Cork, Seandún and especially Mayfield Gaa. I really like AJ Cronin too! Take that Shane Donavan!!
Q: What players do you admire (past, present)?
A: Terry Lotty, Kieran Brosnan, Joe Deane, Ben o Connor and Tom Kenny.
Q: Most memorable game as a player?
A: 2010 Junior City Final; U14 and U16 County wins; Cork Minor Championship game against Tipp and the best was the 2007 Minor quarter final game against Dillons in Ballinlough.... the only word to describe that game is EPIC!!!! 2-11 to 1-10 never forget it.
Q: Most memorable game as a fan?
A: 2005 Junior City Final; 2004 and 2005 All-Ireland Hurling Finals and this year’s Football final against Down.
Q: Hobbies?
A: Training and playing matches; Chillin; I love hillbilly’s too. I basically love chillin.
Q: Favourite TV?
A: Made and Sweet Sixteen on MTV; Simpsons and South Park. I love Jerry Springer too, legend!!!
Q: Favourite Film?
A: Stand by Me; The Goonies; Toy Story and of course The Lion King
Q: Favourite Music?
A: Irish music, dance, actually anything really I just love dancing to music.
Q: Favourite Food?
A: Mega meal deal in hillbilly’s, signature gravy is the best and Donatello’s on the odd occasion.
Q: Favourite Drink?
A: Capri-Sun. I really like Tanora in a can especially
Q: Sporting Ambitions?
A: To play Cork Senior Hurling and play in Semple Stadium and Croke Park and more importantly win a Junior Hurling County with Mayfield... that’s the big one!!
Q: What changes in the GAA would you like?
A: I wouldn’t change anything but I do want plan B. It needs to come back in for All-Ireland Finals in Croke Park, big time!!!
Q: If you won the lotto what would you do?
A: Do what Hedge did; Get gear for the boys and give everyone a few grand to sort them out. Get suits for only the Junior A Hurlers as we be needing them. Rent out Croke Park for a few training sessions, that would be very nice. I would then give the rest to Aidie Greene, SPOOF!!!!!!
Player Profile November 2010
Player:Eoin Barry
Q: What team(s) do you play for?
A: Mayfield Hurling & Football
Q: What position do you play?
A: Full Back
Q: Biggest influence on career?
A: My parents & Family
Q: What players do you admire (past, present)?
A: Past: Joe Deane, John Power, John Troy. Present: Gary Lehane, Keiran Brosnan, Terry (Granddad) Lotty, Pad Fitz.
Q: Most memorable game as a player?
A: First Start for Mayfield Junior Hurlers in Championship 2004. All Ireland fresher Intervarsity quarterfinal vs. UCD.
Q: Most memorable game as a fan?
A: Mayfield u16 County Final vs. Kilbrittan. Any of the Cork Waterford Munster Finals since 2000.
Q: Hobbies?
A: Hurling, Football, Soccer, Golf, Pitch & Putt, Swimming, Socialising
Q: Favourite TV?
A: Sparticus, Glee, anything on Discovery Channel.
Q: Favourite Film?
A: Heat, Last of The Mohicans, Training Day.
Q: Favourite Music?
A: Everything really. Trad, rock, dance, house, 80’s the lot.
Q: Favourite Food?
A: I couldn’t narrow it down to one. Anything my Mam cooks is epic. She’s like Jamie Oliver.
Q: Favourite Drink?
A: Milk…..
Q: Sporting Ambitions?
A: Win a Junior County with the current team. Captain a winning Mayfield side.
Q: What changes in the GAA would you like?
A: Pay for Play. Reduce the price of tickets to matches, especially club games. Better Referees.
Q: If you won the lotto what would you do?
A: Build a sand based floodlit pitch in Mayfield. Travel abroad. Buy a House in Queenstown New Zealand. Retire at 30. Take all the Junior Hurlers on a Holiday… oh and have a couple of sandwiches and drink vouchers for players in the club after a county semi final.
Player Profile October 2010
Player:Kevin Walsh
Q: What team(s) do you play for?
A: Mayfield
Q: What position do you play?
A: Forward
Q: Biggest influence on career?
A: My parents, Vince Looney, Mick Hannon, Seanie Mc Carthy
Q: What players do you admire (past, present)?
A: Mark Landers, Shane Mc Grath, Eoin Kelly (Tipp)
Q: Most memorable game as a player?
A: Under 14 County Final
Q: Most memorable game as a fan?
A: Munster Final 2004, All Ireland Final 1999
Q: Hobbies?
A: Hurling, Football, Cinema, Soccer
Q: Favourite TV?
A: The Inbetweeners, Criminal Minds
Q: Favourite Film?
A: Wedding Crashers
Q: Favourite Music?
A: Oasis
Q: Favourite Food?
A: Lasagne
Q: Favourite Drink?
A: Tea
Q: Sporting Ambitions?
A: To win a county with Mayfield
Q: What changes in the GAA would you like?
A: 2 points for a sideline cut
Q: If you won the lotto what would you do?
A: Take the Junior Hurling Team on a holiday!!
Player Profile October 2010
Player:Bryan O’Leary
Q: What team(s) do you play for?
A: Mayfield
Q: What position do you play?
A: Corner Back in both codes
Q: Biggest influence on career?
A: Eoin O Mahony, Eoin Barry, Seanie Mac, Finbarr Kiely and John Boylan
Q: What players do you admire (past, present)?
A: Terry Lotty, Kieran Brosnan, Graham Canty and Michael Shields
Q: Most memorable game as a player?
A: 2010 Junior City Final, Minor City Semi Final Vs Blackrock, Under 16 City Final
Q: Most memorable game as a fan?
A: 2005 Junior City Final, 1999 All Ireland Final
Q: Hobbies?
A: Training
Q: Favourite TV?
A: One Tree Hill, Friends, Match Of The Day and The Sunday Game
Q: Favourite Film?
A: Rememeber The Titans
Q: Favourite Music?
A: Anything Irish
Q: Favourite Food?
A: Pie supper or a chicken baggette haha
Q: Favourite Drink?
A: 7-up with a dash of lime
Q: Sporting Ambitions?
A: To one day wear the red jersey of Mayfield in a County final and to help the club going forward in years to come.
Q: What changes in the GAA would you like?
A: I wouldn’t change a thing
Q: If you won the lotto what would you do?
A: Buy the Junior Hurlers gear haha
