NAME: Paul Jennings DATE OF BIRTH: 30/7/67 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 13st 7lbs CLUB: McQuillians Ballycastle COUNTY: Antrim HONOURS: '86 London/British champions St. Gabriels; '88 Chicago Harry Bolands; '90 New York Westmeath INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: Ulster Final versus Down 1991 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Every opponent FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Casement Park and Croke Park FAVOURITE POSITION: Anywhere on the half back line SPORTING AMBITION: To win club and county All-Irelands DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Soccer - anything else that's on BOYHOOD HEROES: Ballycastle team, late seventies early eighties FAVOURITE PLAYER: Pat Fox BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Dermot Donnelly (RIP), Ballycastle manager WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Longer suspensions for dirty blows, especially to the head DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: None BEST GAME SEEN: All-Ireland Club Final - Ballycastle v Castlegar '80-'81 PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Ronan Donnelly (Antrim minor captain '91) and John Carson (Antrim Under 21 captain '91) HOPES FOR 1992: All-Ireland hurling honours for Antrim very shortly DOWN HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THIS SUMMER'S CHAMPIONSHIP, DERRY ARE IMPROVING, ARE ANTRIM A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE REST? Antrim I think, take the Ulster Final for granted, but after last year's final with Down which could have went either way, we'll be better prepared for '92 BALLYCASTLE IS A FAMOUS OLD TOWN. PERHAPS THE MOST NORTHERLY HURLING CLUB IN IRELAND. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR CLUB: Ballycastle hold most Antrim championships. First Northern Ireland club to reach All-Ireland '80-'81. Donnelly connection. Play in black and amber. Castlegar beat Ballycastle by a goal - Connellys v Donnellys CLUB HURLING IS STRONG IN ANTRIM. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN STYLE BETWEEN THE BELFAST CLUBS AND THOSE FROM THE GLENS? I think the Glens' teams produce more skilful player, but don't quote me to a Belfast man ARE ANTRIM OVER-AWED BY THE LIKES OF CORK, TIPP AND KILKENNY WHEN COMING TO CROKE PARK? You can't ignore the records of the top counties and respect them. Some players are definitely over-awed but I think it's down to every individual's mental attitude FINALLY, CAN ANTRIM MAKE THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH IN 1992? With a lot of hard work, hopefully we can Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 28th February 1992 Vol 2 No 44 Tweet

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