Monaghan's Rory Mone NAME: Rory Mone DATE OF BIRTH: 17-7-77 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Clontibret COUNTY: Monaghan NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: 2 Minor Championships 1991 and 1995; 1 Senior Championship 1994; Minor Player of the Year in Monaghan for 1995; Dr. McKenna Cup medal 1995 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Dr. McKenna Cup Final against Derry in 1995 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: John Heaney - St. Patricks Maghera College and Derry Minor team FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Casement Park, Belfast; St. Tiernachs Park, Clones HOBBIES: Gaelic football, pool, soccer, socialising FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Mickey Sheehy, Nudie Hughes INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Sean Mone, Sean Hughes ans Brendan Magennis THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the Minor Championship in 1995 with Clontibret and beating Castleblayney Faughs in the semi-final of the Senior club Championship 1994. Being selected to play on county team for Dr McKenna Cup Final against Derry BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing in 3 Ulster Finals - 1) Ulster Colleges Final for St. Macartan's College, Monaghan 2) Ulster Senior Club Championship against Bellaghy 1994 3) Ulster Minor Club Championship against Loup 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: My three brothers Conor, Fergal and John Paul, and also Damien McKenna and Gregory Leonard from Clontibret WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More emphasis on the skills of the game DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Referees not being consistent DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Four brothers - Conor, John Paul, Fergal and Deasun. My father played for the county and my uncle Benny Mone played for the county and Ulster PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Standing beside Rev. Ian Paisley singing Amhrán Na bhFiann on All-Ireland Final day FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Rodney you plonker!' PET HATES: Inconsistent referees, waking up early on Monday mornings FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2, REM, dance music FAVOURITE FILM: In the Name of the Father, Interview with a Vampire IDEAL DATE: Liz Hurley HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: To have played on an All-Ireland winning side with Monaghan and as a good footballer Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 10th May 1996 Vol 6 No 19 Tweet

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