The Players' Advice

Introduction 14

The Goalkeepers’ Advice

Brendan Kealy 18

Eoin Murphy 19

Shane Curran 20

Brendan Cummins 22

Gary Connaughton 26

Aoife Murray 28

Niall Morgan 29

Enda Rowland 30

Ciara Trant 31

Alan O’Mara 32

Colm Callanan 33

The Fullbacks’ advice

Jonny Cooper 38

Cathal Barrett 39

Shane Enright 40

Domhnall O’Donovan 42

Ger Cafferkey 43

James Barry 45

Bríd Stack 45

Aidan O’Mahony 48

Eoghan O’Donnell 49

Neil Patrick Collins 51

Paul Curran 53

Sinéad Finnegan 54

Diarmuid O’Sullivan 56

Cathal McCarron 61

Paddy Stapleton 62

Leah Caffrey 63

Pamela Mackey 65

Keith Higgins 66

The halfbacks’ advice

Tommy Walsh 70

Eoin Murchan 71

Ryan McHugh 72

Brendan Bugler 72

Tiernan McCann 74

Elaine O’Meara 75

Aaron Kernan 76

Tony Óg Regan 78

Chrissy McKaigue 80

Ken McGrath 82

Ger Brennan 83

Gavin White 85

Mark Foley 86

Philip Jordan 88

Chloe Sigerson 89

Kevin Cassidy 91

The Midfielders’ Advice

Noel McGrath 94

Gary Brennan 94

Paddy Keenan 96

Shane McGrath 98

John O’Loughlin 99

Colm Galvin 102

Fiona McHale 102

Kevin Feely 103

Rena Buckley 105

Conor Ryan 106

Sarah Rowe 108

Jarlath Óg Burns 110

Derek Lyng 111

Tom Parsons 113

The Half-Forwards’ advice

Mattie Donnelly 118

Podge Collins 119

Paul Finlay 120

Liam Óg McGovern 121

Enda Smith 122

Denise Gaule 123

Graham Geraghty 125

Diarmuid Lyng 126

Paul Kerrigan 128

Fergal Conway 130

Amy O’Connor 131

Declan O’Sullivan 132

Martin Clarke 136

Lyndsey Davey 137

Neil McManus 138

Seán Powter 139

Vikki Wall 141

Derek McNicholas 143

Jason Doherty 144

Fintan Kelly 145

David Treacy 146

Eimear Scally 148

Oisín McConville 149

The Full-Forwards’ Advice

Eddie Brennan 154

Ross Munnelly 156

John Mullane 157

Paul Morris 161

Mary O’Connor 163

Dónal Burke 164

Conor Mortimer 166

Andrew O’Shaughnessy 167

Paul Broderick 168

Zak Moradi 170

Tomás Quinn 173

Miriam Walsh 174

Paul Geaney 176

Conor Cooney 178

Michael Quinlivan 179

John Conlon 180

Kieran Donaghy 181

Eoghan O’Gara 185

John Heslin 186

Aidan Fogarty 187

Neil Flynn 189

Ciara McAnespie 190

Brian Carroll 192

Dean Rock 193

Graeme Mulcahy 194

Conclusion 197

Acknowledgements 199

Picture credits 202