Five minutes with Derry’s Shea Downey

Name Shea Downey

Age 21

Occupations student/barman

Teams played for: Lavey, Derry, UUJ, St Patrick’s Maghera

Game you most enjoyed playing in?

U20 Ulster final

Game you least enjoyed playing in?

Hogan Cup final

What’s the worst pitch you’ve ever played on?

Maghera back pitches

Toughest training session you’ve every been involved in?

MacRory training over the winter not a ball in sight

What’s your preferred brand of gear?

Adidas boots

Most inspirational individual you’ve ever met?

Oran Downey

Where do you like to go out to celebrate?

Conor Doherty’s garage or Thirsty Goat

What do you like to do when you are not training/playing?

Beating the brothers in fifa

Which character in any film/tv show are you most like?

Tom Cruise in Cocktail

Which team mates (From any club/county) are the first you’d invite on a night out?

Patrick Kearney and Raymond Duggan

Which team mate is the worst dancer?

Niall Toner thinks he can jive

Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room?

Not a player but Banty is the loudest

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen happen in training/during a match?

Paudy Tad couldn’t tip the ball without falling over. Must’ve had a late night

What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training and who did it come from?

Cailean O’Boyle is never seen the nights Man United are playing

Biggest ego?

Between Paudy McGrogan or Conor Doherty

Worst/best person to sit next to on the team bus?

Worst Niall Keenan spends the whole journey on Tinder

Worst/best person to share a room with on away days?

Worst Eamon McGill is on FaceTime to the woman all night

Best Shane McGuigan easy to beat in table tennis

Who has the best diet, and who has the worst, and what do they consist of?

Worst – the two McGurks live off Shorty’s chicken curry

Best – Jack Doherty hasn’t had a carb since 5th year

Toughest opponent you have played against?

Sean O’Shea

Best or worst quote you have heard from a team mate/opponent/manager?

John Brennan has had a few good ones but wouldn’t be suitable to print

Best manager you have played for?

Lucky to have a lot of good managers

What frustrates you most about the GAA?

Some of the rule changes

What is the best thing about being part of the GAA?

Sense of community and the feeling after a win