Dunne Thomas
February 23, 1996
Tipperary's Thomas Dunne
NAME: Thomas Dunne
DATE OF BIRTH: 21-5-1974
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs
CLUB: Toomevara
COUNTY: Tipperary
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Under 21 All-Ireland Hurling Championship 1995; County Senior Club Championships '92, '93, '94, Munster Club Championship '93
INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: Tipperary versus Offaly, National League 1992
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Dan O'Neill (Kilkenny)
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Thurles (Semple Stadium), Croke Park
HOBBIES: Cinema, golf
FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre forward, full forward
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: My father, DJ Carey, Nickey English, Sean McMahon
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father, Neil Williams (juvenile coach), Babs Keating
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: All-Ireland Hurling Under 21 Championship 1995
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Defeat against Kilkenny in All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final 1991
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Johnny Enright (Tipperary), Dan O'Neill (Kilkenny), Kevin Egan (Cork)
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Leave it alone, it's fine!
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Admission prices to games
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Yes, all my family
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Cindy Crawford - for obvious reasons!
PET HATES: Smoking at the table, begrudgery
FAVOURITE FILM:
The Fugitive, Apollo 13
IDEAL DATE: Anybody I can get!!
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A good player and a great sportsman
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
23rd February 1996
Vol 6 No 8
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