Alan Mulready (AKA IceMan) in Profile
Thursday, 20th April 2005

Name: Alan Mulready
 
Year Born: 1973

Height: 6'2

Weight : 15 1/2 Stone (After 3 Months Training!) .

Occupation:Molex Shannon Employee

Intercounty Experience:Clare Juniors (1994)

Did you Captain any winning teams:No

Relations involved in the GAA: My brothers Ian, Leo and Aidan (Teak tough Corner back) hurled for the 'Bridge..

How many years did you play Senior for SMB & diff positions you played in at Senior?Currently 11 Years mostly in Half Back Line.

Have you been/Are you involved in team management?No.

Honours: 1 u-14,3 senior,2 clare cups,2 munster club,1 all-ireland club,1 munster and 1 all-ireland interfirm.

Favourite Ground: Semple Stadium.

Favourite Position: Wing Back (No. 5).

Least Favourite Position: Anywhere in the Forwards!!!

Greatest Hurling Achievement: My first County final in 1995 was pretty memorable.

Most Memorable Sporting moment outside GAA: Michael Carruth winning Gold in '92 Olympics.

Pet Hates: None.

Worst player you know to train: Pat "Let me on the inside" Hayes.

Toughest Opponent: Alan Markham (Kilmaley).

Player for the Furure: Alan Mulready (SMB U14's).

Favourite Food: Chinese.

Favourite Film: Braveheart.

Favourite TV Programme: CSI Las Vegas/Miami.

Favourite Music: Bon Jovi/Def Leppard.

Influences on Your Career: Tony Keady of Galway was a big hero of mine when I was younger.

Hobbies: Socialising and DIY at home.

Dream date excluding Wife/Girlfriend?: Kate Beckensale.

Favourite holiday destination: Portugal.

Tip for this years All Ireland Hurling championship: Kilkenny.

Advice for young players: Always listen to your coaches during training,and spend lots of extra time improving your weak side.

If you could buy one hurler on the xfer market to play for Clare, who would it be?: Tommy Walsh.

Ambitions yet to be fulfilled in life: 1 last championship before I retire would be great!

If you became Taoiseach or minister for sport what would he do first:Put a limit on the price of tickets to get into matches in Croke park.Pump plenty of money into the underage system for the future senior players.  

Opinion on rule 42 use of croke park for other codes:Temporarily I would agree with letting other sporting bodies into croke park,but only until Lansdowne road has been refurbished.