Limerick's Trevor Barry NAME: Trevor Barry DATE OF BIRTH: 4-5-78 HEIGHT: 5' 9" WEIGHT: 13st CLUB: Croom GAA Club COUNTY: Limerick NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): U18 County Minor Premier title 1996; County Junior A Championship 1996; U16 Division 2 County champions (hurling), I captained the team; also captained CBS Charleville in Harty Cup INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Against Cork in a challenge at The Gaelic Grounds TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Timmy Kelleher (Cork) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Gaelic Grounds, Limerick HOBBIES: Hurling, soccer, gaelic football, pool and going to discos FAVOURITE POSITION: Wing forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DJ Carey (Kilkenny); Mike Houlihan (Limerick) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My parents, my brother John, my club team mates THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Being called up for the Limerick senior hurlers BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing a county Minor Final against Patrickswell in 1994. It had to go to two replays. It was very hard for me as I was just 14 years old OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: My brother John Barry. Mark Foley (Limerick) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: I think that the game doesn't need to be improved, but as a part of Irish culture it should be advertised a lot more DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: None DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: John Naughton involved in GAA committees in Limerick PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Jim Carey (actor) or Eric Cantona FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Dodgey' PET HATES: Cats, hamsters or cigarettes FAVOURITE MUSIC: Robert Miles, Brendan Keeley FAVOURITE FILM: Nutty Professor IDEAL DATE: Don't need any because I have a lovely girlfriend, her name is Elaine Barrett HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? I would like to be remembered as a gentleman hurler, who always did his best for his club and county Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 16th January 1998 Vol 8 No 3 Tweet

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