1990 Fitzgibbon Team Pen Pictures.

University of Limerick (1990)

• Paul Brennan (Conahy Shamrocks, Co. Kilkenny) 4^th computer systems. Despite hanging around the 'Cass,' the 'Iceman' has made it as far as fourth year and might even graduate. Not interested in girls unless they are over 26 and married - the only time he sprints is when he is running away from husbands. Likes singing the national anthem. 'Sb..

• Pat Carr (Pearsaigh Co. Galway) 4^th year chemistry. Pat is a late convert to the hurling cause, and only started playing this year due to some 'gentle persuasion' from Brendan Corcoran. Not much is known about Pat except that he's a chemist and he is from Galway - and that can't be a healthy combination.

• Paddy Carter (Claughan, Limerick) 4^th year Mech Eng. The burning question: How many balls is Paddy going to drop into the net this year? A sound full-back, who has inter-county experience with Limerick(?), Paddy travels the world in his obsessive quest for blonds, can often be found in the canteen, talking for hours on end, to nobody in particular about Claughaun hurling club.

• Eddie Geaney (St. Mary's, Rathkeale) Post Grad, Materials Science. 'The Plunger' is a club stalwart in that hotbed of G.A.A. activity known as Rathkeale, but expects to be 'travelling' for a lot of his matches this year. A great player when he is not injured (remember U-12 'C' semi-final 1972?), but training proved to be a bit of a 'headache' for him last term. There's a possibility that a strained hair on the leg might rule him out of this year's Fitzgibbon.

• Dara O'Neill (Ahane, Limerick)1^st year General Eng.What is the fastest thing on two legs? Darragh walking through the canteen. The workaholic of the team, Darragh would probably have become the next Donal Trump last summer, only he had to return to college. Now that Darragh is playing for the Limerick seniors, we are going to have to book an extra hotel room for his ego. There is a vicious rumour doing the rounds that he might actually train for the college team this year but it seems unlikely.

• Owen Shaughnessey (Cappataggle, Co. Galway)3^rd year business: Another devotee to training, 'Shocks' once played senior for Galway but then got sense. After his high flying antics last year, he has become a bit more 'down to earth'. Shocks' life story is a catalogue of disaster - first he had ball trouble, then he had egg trouble, now he's got knee trouble - where is it all going to end?

• John Costigan (Moneygall, Co. Tipperary) . The question is, can 'Cos' get his feet back on the ground after his awesome achievement of getting into fourth year? Favourite saying: 'Please, sir, can I have an upgrade?' 'Cos' is many things to this great club - player, chairman, moti~ator, vice-captain, but we are definitely not putting him in charge of the spare wheels for the bus. Speaking of studs, 'Cos' got the season off to a bright start, but has slackened a bit recently. . . he has brought both Ann and Joan to weddings, but none of them seem to be taking the hint. It looks like he is doing too much plumbing and not enough welding.

• Damien Considine (Cratloe, Co. Clare) 2^nd year production eng.Damien made the cardinal error of putting exams, his career, his whole future in front of hurling last year and missed out on a FitzGibbon medal. Played great stuff in Chicago but why wouldn't he, when he was only marking Costigan? Has some very famous relatives in Clare, or so John Lenihan keeps telling us.

• Eoin Cleary (Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare) 3^rd year Mech Eng. The golden boy' took a bit of abuse last year, about his image, but he certainly answered his critics with the winning goal in a Fitzgibbon final. The future of Clare hurling is in the hands of this young man - now there's a sobering thought. Another of the 5-year-brigade.

• Brendan Corcoran (Emly, Co. Tipperary) 3^rd year Chemistry. Brendan 'Boots' Corcoran - a man of many words, and not much sense, is a veteran of the FitzGibbon '87 campaign. He has a list of cx's as long as a flea's dick, although he claims to have done the damage at last year's sports ball. The dedication to his post of club treasurer has been unbelievable this year. He actually went to the bank once this year.

• Brendan Ryan (Golden-Kilfeacle, Co. Tipp).4^th Who says that high living, fast cars and hurling don't mix? 'Festy' Ryan, bon viveur and marksman supreme, has left a trail of destruction wherever he has been, but now that he has overcome his sheep fetish, he can concentrate exclusively on drinking. The sports ball comes but once a year, and along with it comes Fester's annual shift. Niamh has fled to Spain - who is going to be the 'lucky' girl this year? Favourite saying: 'Sure, what's wrong with a piece of mindless vandalism?'

• T J O'Dwyer (Boherlahan, Co Tipp) 3^rd year elec eng. T.J. is the strong and silent type - more silent than strong. T.J. is Jim Hackett's shadow or is the other way round? - some say that these two are joined at the hip. Once played minor for Tipperary and is another one of the 35 Tipperary men on this panel.

• Ger Rodgers (Scarriff Co. Clare) 2^nd year business.'Goal Gerry' is the last remainder of the Clare Mafia and as such is our only link to the legendary 'Crott'. Gerry was fooling around the same young one before Christmas, but a lip injury against U.C.G. soon put a stop to that. Doesn't sleep well during Fitzgibbon weekend and 4.15 am. breakfast starts are not uncommon. (Montrose Hotel, Dublin).

• Brian Stapleton (Garryspillane, Co. Limerick) Weight: you don't want to know. Sporadic attendance at training would seem to indicate that Brian is still in college, although one can never be sure. Worn out as he is in his 'love nest' on the Golf Links road (with Majella, that is) Brian is a bit cut off from the general student population, but as Fitzgibbon looms, we're confident he will put in an effort. Watch out for a possible confrontation with big brother Eoin should we meet U.C.G. with young O'Dwyer making it a real family affair.

• Dave Quinlan (Kilruane McDonagh Co. Tipperary 4^th year elec eng. Dave became coach of the camogie team for one reason only - to get a woman! Now that this devious plot has been exposed, and he has Deirdre safely in tow, perhaps he can return to the business of captaining the senior hurling team? 'The Quill' is a stylish hurler, but he doesn't adhere strictly to Kilruanes code of sportsmanship, or lack of it, and has suffered as a result. Favourite saying: 'Only if she's a first year.' Has recently discovered that there is life after Paraic Hogan.

• Alan Quirke (Aravale Rovers, Co Tipp) 1^st year electronic prod. A confident young goalkeeper - maybe some day he will be as cool as 'The Iceman.' Played football for Tipperary but had the sense to join the hurling club in college. Often uses the old 'sore knee' excuse to avoid training on the all-weather.

• Jim Hackett (Ardfinnan, Co. Tipp) 3^rd year elec eng. A very committed player, Jim used to play a fairly 'physical' brand of hurling, but has been weaned away from that. He's a resourceful lad, and if he survived co-op in Galway during August, he'll survive anything. Wasn't performing up to scratch for Niamh, she decided to go for the older, more mature man. Incidentally, he's at least fifty.

• Ger Moroney (O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare) 1^st year prod management. Ger is a very quiet first year about whom little is known. Not really interested in freshers' hurling, but he hopes to make an appearance before the year is Out. He played in an All-Ireland final with Clare and he also travels to college with John Lenihan -very dodgy!

• Barry O'Driscoll (Claughan, Co Limerick) 4^th year ind chemistry. One of the most committed men to train on the panel, Barry has the unusual distinction of being a hurler from Limerick city. Doesn't like to finish a training session without killing at least ten men.

• Ray Dooley (Coolderry, Co. Offally) 1^st year business studies Not only is Ray the only Offaly man on the panel, he is also the only one with an All-Ireland minor medal. A very promising hurler . . . 'I promise I'll be at training lads...' Ray squeezes in his hurling career around the 640 different women he knows in college. He first developed the 'flu when he was 7, and he has got a different 'flu virus for every day of the week.

• Mark Scanlon (Clarecastle, Co. Clare) 1^nd year European Studies. Another aspiring Clare hurler (hope springs eternal, lads), Mark made his mark in the Harty Cup with Flannan's. He is a quiet lad at the moment, but being stuck in a class with 100 Crazy Euro stud women will soon change that. Has he got any famous relatives, John?

• Alan Casserly (Beagh, Co. Galway) 3^rd year computers (ish). Beagh, Co. Galway. Well, what can be said about 'Cass' that hasn't been said in 23 FitzGibbon booklets already? A reformed character since he came back from co-op, 'Cass' starts every day with a five-mile jog, two-mile swim and a cold shower. With such a spartan training regime, great things are expected from this man - 'move over, Tony Keady, your time is up!' Clubmate of the unforgettable Paul Diviney, 'Cass' claims to have once used the same bar stool as Sylvie Linnane - was it upside down at the time, Cass? Models his career on Finbarr Gantley. Favourite other hurler - Nickey English.

• Pat Ryan (Clara, Co. Kilkenny) 4^rd year Industrial Fog!Pat wasn't too pleased when there was nothing said about him in last years booklet. O.K., Pat, especially for you: Pat Ryan: born 1951 to two parents, his mother and father; star sign: Virgo; had cornflakes for breakfast; hobbies include writing poetry and sailing; hopes to be a brain suregon. Normally fairly mild-mannered, Pat doesn't like criticism of Harry Ryan.

• Dave Sullivan (Valley Rovers, Co. Cork) 4^rd year Business Studies Where is Dave Sullivan? Where is Sligo? Was it a dirty weekend? The Sul' gained fame as the only Corkman on a FitzGibbon panel, and subsequently started writing a sports column for 'de paper'. On the look-out for a job at the moment, but refuses to take up employment unless office perks include the boss's daughter and long week-ends (Friday - Thursday).

• Other Panel Members for which there are no pen pictures (sounds like a Madden effort!!).Paul Meeney, Frank Healy, John Ryan, Joe Ryan, Paul Mannion. Ger Cahill, John FitzGerald.

• Manager . John Lenihan

• Trainer Shane McManus

• CoachPhil Bennis

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