Meet the Captains!

  • Jul 26,2011

Aishling Farrelly of Ballyboden St Endas and Lorraine O’Sullivan from Na Fianna are their respective club captains and will lead their teams out  in tomorrow night’s TESCO senior county final in Parnell Park.

We asked both Captains to answer some questions for us ahead of the final and we got back some interesting responses!!

 

BALLYBODEN ST ENDAS CAPTAIN:

Name: Aisling Farrelly
Club: Ballyboden St. Endas
Age: 28
Height: 5 ft 5
Playing position: Full back line
Achievements: 9 Dublin Championships, 6 Leinster, 2 All Ireland club, 1 County All Ireland
Toughest opponent: Sinead Ahearne
Favourite ground: Pairc Ui Mhurchu
Hobbies: cinema, watching Glee
Favouirite position: corner back
Most embarassing moment on or off the field: Asking Cha Fitzpatrick ‘Do you play a bit of hurling yourself?’
Favourite players: Denise Masterson, Angela Walsh
Influences on your career: Bill Daly, and my Dad
Highest point of your career to date: Club All Ireland 04 and 05
Biggest disappointment: Losing to Timahoe in last years Leinster championship
Ways of improving the game: Player welfare to be put first
Dislikes about the game: the jerseys seem to be getting smaller!
Person you would most like to meet: Puck from Glee
Pet hates: Negativity
Favourite music: Declan o Rourke, kings of Leon
Favourite film: Footloose

NA FIANNA CAPTAIN:

Name: Lorraine O’Sullivan
Club: Na Fianna
Age: 33
Height: 5’5”
Playing Position: Defender
Achievements: County: 1 All Ireland Junior Championship, 3 Ulster Championships
Club: 1 Dublin County Championship, 12 County Championships (Donegal), 4 Ulster Championships
Toughest opponent: Nadine Doherty
Favourite ground: Clones
Hobbies: Darts, Art and Crafts
Favourite position: Centre Back….
Most embarrassing moment on or off the field: Too many to recall!
Favourite players: Nora Stapleton
Influences on your career: Kevin Barron
The high point of your career to date: Winning All Ireland junior championship with Donegal
Biggest disappointment: Losing All Ireland club final
Ways of improving the game: More consistent refereeing
Dislikes about the game: None!
Person you would most like to meet: Fidel Castro
Pet Hates: Cats
Favourite music: Powderfinger/The Jezabels
Favourite film: Bridesmaids