Tipperary's Brendan Dunne NAME: Brendan Dunne DATE OF BIRTH: 22-9-80 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 10st 5lbs CLUB: Toomevara COUNTY: Tipperary NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): U12, U14, U16, Minor county championships; U12 North Championship; Senior county medal; Harty and All-Ireland Colleges; played with Tipperary at U14 and U16 level; Rice Cup runners up TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Donal Shelley (Ballingarry) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Croke Park HOBBIES: Swimming, cinema, socialising FAVOURITE POSITION: Wing back THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Gerry Quinn MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: Getting my eyebrow shaved off after the All-Ireland FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Joe Deane (Cork), John Leahy (Tipperary) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Neil Williams (Toomevara juvenile club), my brother Tommy, St. Flannans College THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning Harty Cup and All-Ireland medals BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Not being picked for the Tipp minors in 1998 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: John O'Brien (Toomevara), Ronan O'Looney (Inagh) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More consistent refereeing DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Use of video evidence to isolate players after games RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My brother Tommy captained Tipperary this year. My other brothers Terry and Ken played with Toomevara and have played with Tipperary. My father also played with Tipperary PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Eddie Irvine FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Voulez vous couche avec moi ce soir!' PET HATES: Foul play from defenders, old umpires FAVOURITE MUSIC: Manic Street Preachers FAVOURITE FILM: I Know What You Did Last Summer WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Buy a Ferrari to pull the bail trailer PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Des Cahill for being an ABU supporter IDEAL DATE: Candlelit dinner on a secluded beach with Cameron Diaz HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: Well respected on and off the field Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 16th July 1999 Vol 9 No 29 Tweet

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