St. Mary's Clonmel

Founded 1929

Co. Tipperary

Get to Know.......David O'Donnell

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1) Name: David O'Donnell.

2) Age: A year older than this time last year.

3) Favourite Food: Steak Medium Rare.

4) Favourite pastime outside sport: Chilling out.

5) Favourite TV Programme: Match of the Day.

6) 3 people you would invite to dinner: Christy Ring, My father and Roy Keane.

7) Sporting hero: Jimmy Barry Murphy.

8) If you could attend any sporting event what would it be? Champions League Final next time Man Utd are in it.

9) Best advice someone has given you: Always have the courage of your convictions.

10) Biggest influence: Mick Forde for the hurling.

11) Most embarrassing moment on/off the pitch: Being subbed after coming over dizzy following the flight of a high ball at a football league game on a Sunday morning after a good Saturday night. John McNamara was not impressed.😯

12) Superstitions or match day routines: None.

13) Favourite Marys player both past and present.
Past: DJ O Connell a teammate of my youth. He should have made county. I wish I had his engine.
Present: Jamie Peters.

14) Best Mary's game you saw/played in: County Juvenile Final U12 1980, closely followed by 2015 Minor County Final.

15) Best part of playing with Mary's: The friends you meet. They will be your friends forever.

16) Hopes for the season ahead: It would be great to see hurling back in the Sportsfield this year.

17) What team do you look forward to playing against? Carrick Swan.

18) Most important skill in hurling: First Touch.

20) One to watch: Cathal Deely.

21) Have you a nickname: DOD.

22) Gaa dislikes: Demise of club championships.

23) What superpower would you want: Time Travel.

24) If there was a movie made of your life who would play you: Not anything I need to worry about🤪

25) What would you do if you won a million euro: Retire.

26) Best Fast food in town: That nice little Italian Restaurant the bottom of Parnell Street

27) Worst trainer in the club: I wasn't a great trainer myself. The training back then didn't suit me, I think.

28) Most skilful: Ross Peters.

29) Favourite Watering Hole: Phil Carroll's is good but there are many that would do.

30) Worst dress sense in the club: I could be in the mix there.

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