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Unconventional occupations of inter-county players

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How many players are now sadly unemployed Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 23/06/2017 22:01:52 2004186 Link
Donegal have players with such unusual listed occupations as student, bank official, teacher and sales representative ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 23/06/2017 22:37:33 2004197 Link
Yeah most inter-county players now are either civil servants or students. Same for the managers, lots are teachers etc Very difficult for people in the private sector to have the time needed nowadays and if you're self employed forget about it. county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 23/06/2017 22:39:34 2004198 Link
Michael Murphy runs a sports shop in Letterkenny. Not only that, Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure sponsors the Donegal Senior Football Championship. In 2016, the competition was won by Glenswilly, whose star player was... Michael Murphy. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1032 - 23/06/2017 22:48:38 2004203 Link
ex limerick dual player stephen lucey and ex limerick footballer jim odonovan both doctors janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 23/06/2017 22:57:19 2004208 Link
Ciaran Murray who captained us in the 80s has been a physio for the FAI for a long time and worked with the football team at the World Cup and the Euros. patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 936 - 23/06/2017 23:41:32 2004218 Link
Replying To bennybunny: "John Browne of Cork is a dentist. His brother Richard also played in mid 80s. He is also a dentist. Mark Foley who played from late 80s to early 90s is also a dentist." Isnt James Kielt a dentist? gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 24/06/2017 00:00:29 2004221 Link
Replying To gotmilk: "Isnt James Kielt a dentist?" Nick Rackard was a vetinary surgeon. Jedobi (Wexford) - Posts: 142 - 24/06/2017 07:24:30 2004236 Link
Dermot Earley RIP, Dermot Earley Junior, Kevin McStay, Gay Sheerin, army or ex-army men. I think Tommy Carr too? Surely plenty more army men and women. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 24/06/2017 10:34:02 2004247 Link
Very difficult for people in the private sector to have the time needed nowadays and if you're self employed forget about it. county man (Limerick) - Posts:972 - 23/06/2017 22:39:34 A few of the Dubs' footballers are self employed. Philly McMahon and Kevin McManoman, maybe one or two others. Bernard Brogan as well. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13709 - 24/06/2017 12:16:16 2004271 Link
The thing about this thread is how sexist and misogynist it is. Thousands of women have jobs too. suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1669 - 24/06/2017 13:15:35 2004282 Link
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "The thing about this thread is how sexist and misogynist it is. Thousands of women have jobs too." But this thread is about... Wait, you mean there's women footballers? Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1032 - 24/06/2017 15:02:01 2004308 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Dermot Earley RIP, Dermot Earley Junior, Kevin McStay, Gay Sheerin, army or ex-army men. I think Tommy Carr too? Surely plenty more army men and women." I can think of a few more too- Andrew O'Shaughnessy, Stephen Molumphy, John Maughan. Isn't Jim Gavin in the air force too? Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 24/06/2017 18:02:56 2004368 Link
While they're not inter-county stars, I play hurling with two lads, one of which is an operatic conductor and the other is a naval architect. Beat that! Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 24/06/2017 18:04:20 2004371 Link
Kerry had a fella playing from 1910 to 1914 who was a flying pioneer, Pat 'Aeroplane' O'Shea. Remember this was only a few short years after the Wright Brothers flew at Kittyhawk in 1903. Just messing, he got his nickname because of his high fielding :) Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 24/06/2017 22:49:08 2004545 Link
Replying To bennybunny: "John Browne of Cork is a dentist. His brother Richard also played in mid 80s. He is also a dentist. Mark Foley who played from late 80s to early 90s is also a dentist." Greg Blayney of Down is a dentist Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1550 - 24/06/2017 23:07:51 2004560 Link
Are two of the mckagues in Derry dentists? Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6342 - 25/06/2017 09:28:13 2004634 Link
Richie Hogan is a primary teacher but did he take a career break to join the army? If yes would it have been for the training I wonder? wicklu (Wicklow) - Posts: 331 - 25/06/2017 12:22:25 2004703 Link
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "The thing about this thread is how sexist and misogynist it is. Thousands of women have jobs too." ....and is Admin or anyone else preventing you from mentioning the professions of female intercounty players? extranjero (Wexford) - Posts: 375 - 25/06/2017 12:47:21 2004712 Link
Replying To extranjero: "....and is Admin or anyone else preventing you from mentioning the professions of female intercounty players?" ya this thread is ostensibly about men, like it or not maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 25/06/2017 14:12:40 2004739 Link