Tipperary's Deirdre Hughes NAME: Deirdre Hughes DATE OF BIRTH: 8-9-73 HEIGHT: 5' 5" WEIGHT: 10st CLUB: Toomevara COUNTY: Tipperary NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 6 Senior County Championships; underage county championships; Kilmacud Sevens; Munster U16, U18 and junior; Munster club medal; All-Ireland Junior medal TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Una O'Dwyer FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park HOBBIES: Hockey, soccer FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Sinead Nealon MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE PLAYING FIELD: Being interviewed on TV by Marty Morrissey FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Angela Downey, Noelle Kennedy, Nicky English, DJ Carey INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Mother and Toomevara camogie club THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the All-Ireland senior final this year BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Being narrowly beaten by Cork in this year's league final and losing the All-Ireland club final 1995 WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More coaching at primary schools level DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Lack of acknowledgement of camogie RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Sister playing with junior club team PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Beckham, Giggsy, Alex and all the Man. Utd. boys, and of course, Nicky English!! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Three words - Come on Toome!' PET HATES: Bad sliotars, Monday mornings, ABU's FAVOURITE MUSIC: Beautiful South, Wet Wet Wet FAVOURITE FILM: Four Weddings and a Funeral WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Firstly, bring everyone on a skiing holiday, then take an even longer holiday PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Mr Bean IDEAL DATE: David Beckham HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: A good sportsperson Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 22nd October 1999 Vol 9 No 43 Tweet

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