NAME: Anthony Keating DATE OF BIRTH: 15/1/68 HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Eire Og COUNTY: Carlow HONOURS: 5 Senior County Championships; 5 Under 21 Championships; 3 Minor Championships INTER COUNTY DEBUT: Louth 1990 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Braun Ireland Ltd. TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Joe Murphy (veteran Eire Og corner back) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Teach Asca, Eire Og, Carlow FAVOURITE POSITION: Left corner forward SPORTING AMBITION: Carlow to win the Leinster DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS? Golf, soccer, pool BOYHOOD HEROES: Jack O'Shea FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Barney Rock (Dublin) ANY GOOD SPORTING YARN: Rooster in the Leinster Final at Newbridge BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Eire Og underage (Ber Hennessy, Eamon Ellis, Andy Ellis, Seamus O'Donoghoe) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Four points for a goal DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Matches not starting on time BEST GAME SEEN: Dublin versus Meath (four game series) PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Jody Morrissey (Eire Og, Carlow) HOPES FOR 1993: Be All-Ireland Club champions HAVE YOU PLAYED COUNTY FOOTBALL WITH CARLOW? Yes, against Louth, beaten by five points in Carlow, came on as a sub with 20 minutes gone YOU WON AN ALL-IRELAND INTER-FIRMS MEDAL WITH BRAUN LAST SEASON: Yes, it was a wonderful time. Great passages of football against St. Peters, Portlaoise, Cork Gardai and Thermo King (Galway) YOU HAD A GREAT GAME IN THE LEINSTER CLUB FINAL AGAINST BALLYROAN, FINISHING AS TOP SCORER. WAS THIS YOUR BEST EVER GAME? It was one of the best but I played well against Palatine in this year's Carlow Championship, scoring 2-5 KNOCKMORE WERE THE WARM FAVOURITES FOR THE ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL CLASH. WERE EIRE OG ALWAYS CONFIDENT OF COMING HOME WITH A RESULT? Yes, were very determined to get to Croke Park so we had to get a result THE ATMOSPHERE MUST HAVE BEEN ELECTRIC AT NEWBRDIGE FOR THE LEINSTER DECIDER AND AGAIN AT THE MAYO VENUE: It was electric in both venues and we have to thank every club in Carlow for getting in behind us EIRE OG SUPPORTERS TRAVELLED TO BOTH THE LEINSTER FINAL AND ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL CLASHES IN HUGE NUMBERS: Any county success starved will always have a big following i.e. Clare, Kildare ANY IDEAS ON THE SIZE OF THE CROWD WHICH WILL LEAVE THE COUNTY FOR CROKE PARK ON WEDNESDAY? I think in the region of 10,000 people AT WHAT STAGE THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN DID IT DAWN ON THE EIRE OG PLAYERS THAT THEY COULD GO THE ENTIRE WAY? After we beat Baltinglass we knew we could do something special TEAM MANAGER BOBBY MILLAR HAS OBVIOUSLY CREATED A BIG IMPACT WITH THE ENTIRE CLUB: Bobby has indeed created a big impression but we always knew we had the talent. Bobby put it altogether in a very professional manner WHO WOULD BE THE OTHER EIRE OG BACK ROOM TEAM: Team Masseur - Noel Ramsbottom; Medical Man - Pat Shannon; Jerseys and Field - Michael Murray; Selectors - Andy Ellis, John Wynne, Seamus Fitzpatrick TELL US ABOUT YOUR CLUB: Founded in 1956, 17 Senior Championship and numerous underage championships. Currently undergoing large extension on existing clubhouse YOU MUST HAVE A FINE UNDERAGE SYSTEM IN OPERATION: Yes, we have but we always welcome more adult members to help in the coaching and training of our juvenile members WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CORK TEAM? We know they have a big strong team with 8 Cork county panelists and have a nice red jersey THAT MUCH WRITTEN ABOUT SUNDAY, LAST AUTUMN WHEN THE CARLOW SENIORS FAILED TO REGISTER A SINGE SCORE AGAINST CORK. WAS THERE ANY EIRE OG PLAYERS INVOLVED? Yes, there was four players involved and that will make us all the more determined on Paddy's Day. Garvan Ware, Joe Hayden, Hugh Brennan, Colm Hayden CARLOW NOT MAKING THE BREAKTHROUGH AT SENIOR LEVEL. WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR THIS FAILURE? There are a few but Carlow is not a large county compared to Cork, Dublin, Kerry etc. Also Carlow suffered high unemployment over the last 20 years HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY PLAYED IN CROKE PARK? No, but I am looking forward to it WHO ARE THE EIRE OG PLAYERS WE CAN LOOK OUT FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY? Don Walker, centre back; Jody Morrissey, centre forward; Joe Hayden, half forward EIRE OG TO CONTINUE ON THEIR MARVELLOUS RUN AND TAKE THE O'DONOVAN ROSSA SCALP: Please God Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 12th March 1993 Vol 3 No 10 Tweet

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