Tavey Kieran
August 06, 1999
Monaghan's Kieran Tavey
NAME: Kieran Tavey
DATE OF BIRTH: 30-5-78
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 13st
CLUB: Castleblayney Faughs
COUNTY: Monaghan
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Castleblayney: All underage honours (won), Minor Championship and League, Under 21 Championship; 2 Senior Championships (Monaghan), Under 21 Ulster Championship
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): All-Ireland Basketball with Our Lady's School
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Under 21 Westmeath full back James Galvin
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park
HOBBIES: Golf, running and basketball
FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD:
Tripped and fell coming out from training in front of my friends
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Peter Canavan, Joe Brolly
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Vincent
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning Under 21 Ulster Championship
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Under 21 All-Ireland semi final to Westmeath
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Joseph O'Sullivan and Paul O'Connor
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Letting the game flow freely
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Some of the rules
RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Father, brothers and uncle
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Roy Keane
PET HATES: Cats
FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2
FAVOURITE FILM: The Shawshank Redemption
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Travel and buy a Ferrari
PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Postman
IDEAL DATE: Meeting Bronagh
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: To win an All-Ireland
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
6th August 1999
Vol 9 No 32
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