Tipperary's Sinead Nealon NAME: Sinead Nealon DATE OF BIRTH: 25-3-74 HEIGHT: 5' 4" WEIGHT: 8st 10lbs CLUB: Burgess COUNTY: Tipperary NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland minor, junior, intermediate medals; Ashbourne Cup medal with WIT; Third level colleges Player of the Year 93 and 98; selected on combined colleges team on six occasions; numerous honours with club at U12, U14, U16, junior and intermediate levels TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Noelle Kennedy (Tipperary), Linda Mellerick (Cork) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Thurles HOBBIES: Skiing, swimming, pool FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre back THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Deirdre Hughes MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: Too numerous to mention FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Sinead O'Callaghan (Cork), Una O'Dwyer (Tipperary) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father, staff of WIT GAA club, Liam Hogan, Burgess club coach THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Reaching the All-Ireland senior final, winning Ashbourne Cup with WIT 1999 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Ashbourne Cup Final 1998 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Emer McDonnell, Philly Fogarty - Tipperary WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: 15 a side is a good change, more association with GAA, advantage rule should be introduced DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: When a loyal supporter can't get an All-Ireland ticket after following their county all year round RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My father is Munster Council GAA Secretary, uncle Eamon Kelly is Secretary of the North American Board, brothers Sean, Donal and Kevin, twin sister Nuala PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Wee Daniel O'Donnell!!! (not) FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'That's right!!' PET HATES: The hurler on the ditch FAVOURITE MUSIC: Robbie Williams, U2 FAVOURITE FILM: The Shawshank Redemption WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Tour the world IDEAL DATE: Brad Pitt HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As a good sport! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 11th February 2000 Vol 10 No 6 Tweet

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