Kilkenny's John Costelloe NAME: John Costelloe DATE OF BIRTH: 8-1-75 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 14st CLUB: St Lachtains COUNTY: Kilkenny NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Club County Championships U14, U16, U21, Junior Championship 1993, Leinster and All-Ireland minor 1993, U21 Leinster 1995, Senior Leinster 1998 and 1999 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Alan Browne (Cork) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium HOBBIES: TV, squash, playing cards FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre back WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Joe Dermody! FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Pat O'Dwyer INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Family THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Hopefully it will be winning this year's All-Ireland Final BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing All-Ireland Under 21 v Tipp 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Richard Costelloe (St Lachtains) DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Price of tickets for championship matches, the stopping of supporters coming onto the pitch after big matches RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Sisters Sinead and Mairead play senior inter county camogie PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Dustin the Turkey FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Ah sure he's got no hurling brain' PET HATES: Garlic FAVOURITE MUSIC: Folk music FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Spend it! PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Travelling salesmen (cowboys) IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Lopez Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 10th September 1999 Vol 9 No 37 Tweet

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