Offaly's Killian Farrell NAME: Killian Farrell DATE OF BIRTH: 30-9-77 HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Edenderry COUNTY: Offaly NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Won 2 Offaly Senior Football Championship medals; holder of various underage championships; represented Offaly at all levels of hurling and Minor and Under 21 football NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): I don't find spare time for other sports although I do have 2 Offaly underage boxing championships INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: League v Clare, March 1997 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Brian Whelehan FAVOURITE GROUNDS: O'Connor Park, Tullamore FAVOURITE POSITION: Left half forward or midfield FAVOURITE PLAYERS: I'd have to go for DJ Carey and the late Pat Carroll INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My family and Paul Bergin (a neighbour I annoyed time and time again to play with me when I was really young) THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the last two Leinster Under 21 Finals to Wexford OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: There are quite a few good players emerging. Ger Oakley, Colm Cassidy, Gary Hannify (Offaly and Kevin Broderick (Galway) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Improve the standard of referees and penalise time wasting more vigorously DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Lack of proper facilities and the fact that funds are slow to pass from headquarters to County Boards DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: All of my family are involved in the local club at various levels PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: 'Liam McCarthy' this September FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Wide as a gate' although I hope not to hear it too often PET HATES: None really - but I'm terrified of needles FAVOURITE MUSIC/FILM: I saw The Shawshank Redemption recently and thought it was really good. Music - I like John Lennon and listen to the Wolfe Tones quite a bit IDEAL DATE: Sharon Stone HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? An easy going bloke Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 6th February 1998 Vol 8 No 6 Tweet

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