Laois' Theresa Swayne NAME: Theresa 'Shiner' Swayne AGE: 24 SCHOOLS: Vocational School, Carlow MARITAL STATUS: Married to Colm OCCUPATION: Secretary CLUB: Crettyard FAVOURITE LADY FOOTBALLER: Mary Kehoe (Laois) MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: Sue Ramsbottom FAVOURITE MALE FOOTBALLER: Maurice Fitzgerald (Kerry) FAVOURITE HURLER: Gary Kirby, Cyril Duggan FAVOURITE CAMOGIE PLAYER: Valerie Crean (Carlow) MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING OCCASION: My first All-Ireland Final at Croke Park BIGGEST INFLUENCES ON YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER: Connie Conway BEST PLAYER YOU HAVE PLAYED WITH: All the Laois team CHILDHOOD HERO(INE): Eoin 'Bomber' Liston FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME: Anything to do with sports FAVOURITE RADIO PROGRAMME: Never listen to it PASTIMES: Ladies football, soccer, volleyball and squash FAVOURITE FOOD: Chips - I'm a real health freak! FAVOURITE MUSIC: Anything FAVOURITE FILM: The Quiet Man WHO DO YOU ESPECIALLY ADMIRE IN LIFE: My husband WHAT ARE YOU AMBITIONS: To captain Laois to All-Ireland success PET HATES: Training and having to sing The Rose of Tralee for Martina Doyle HONOURS: Four Senior Championships, 1 Leinster Club Championship, 3 All-Ireland runners-up, 4 Leinster Championships, 2 interprovincial, 1 National League ADVICE TO YOUNG PLAYERS: Think positively, aim high, be respectful of your opponents - train very hard and give full commitment and after all that, enjoy the game! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 23rd August 1996 Vol 6 No 43 Tweet

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