Galway's John Divilly NAME: John Divilly DATE OF BIRTH: 1-3-77 HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 13st 13lbs CLUB: Kilkerrin/Clonbern COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Connacht Colleges medals; Hogan Cup 1994; Sigerson Cup (UCD) 1996; 2 Connacht Minor titles; 1 Connacht Under 21; 1 Connacht Senior FBD League 1998; 1 Connacht Senior Championship NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Gaelic football scholarship to UCD; World medal in Irish dancing INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: League v Fermanagh 1998; Championship v Mayo 1998 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Michael Donnellan (Galway) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park, McHale Park (Castlebar), Tuam Stadium HOBBIES: Music, most other sports, especially Aussie rules FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Greg McCarten (Down), Trevor Giles (Meath), Keith Barr (Dublin), Sean Og de Paor (Galway) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Parents, underage managers THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning Connacht Senior Championship BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Minor All-Ireland to Kerry (1994) OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Derek Savage (Galway), Michael Donnellan (Galway), Conor Connelly (Roscommon) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Possible open draw system; professionalise the game and more holidays DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: The way the media interferes in your private life DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Brothers at club level PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Monica Lewinski FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING: 'Tremendous' PET HATES: People who cannot take a joke FAVOURITE MUSIC: Christy Moore FAVOURITE FILM: James Bond movies IDEAL DATE: Nicola Charles (Neighbours) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As the best Taoiseach of Ireland! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 21st August 1998 Vol 8 No 34 Tweet

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