Gerry 'Magow' McInerney in Profile
Thursday, 10th March 2005

Name: Gerry McInerney
 
Year Born: 196........I forget

Height: 5'10

Weight (While playing!): 11st 7lbs (with one leg on scale)

Occupation: Journalist

Intercounty Experience: Minor (1977, '78,'79);
Under 21 (1979, 80, 81, 82);
Senior (1980 -1991) I think. You lose the memory with age !

Did you Captain any winning teams: Senior 1983 to win the Canon Hamilton.

How many years did you play Senior for SMB & diff positions you played in at Senior: Came on Bridge senior team in 1978. First game was 1975 Clare Cup final V Newmarket. That time Clare Cup was way behind. And we beat the Blues. Last game V Doora-Barefield championship semi-final in 1999. Ended up on losing side, ended up in hospital (thanks to Alan White)
 
Honours: 2 under 14 (1971 and 1975);
3 minor championship (1976, 1977, 1979);
4 minor league ( 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979);
3 Under 21( 1979, 1980, 1981);
7 senior championship (1979, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995);
7 Clare Cup (1975,1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989);
2 Munster Club (1984 , 1995);
1 All-Ireland Club (1996);
1 Munster inter-firm (1983),
1 All-Star replacement (1983);
2 National league 1B;
Harty Cup and All-Ireland Colleges (1979)
2 Oireachtas medals (1982, 1983);

Favourite Ground: Semple Stadium Thurles

Favourite Position: Top of the Left

Least Favourite Position: Anywhere that involved running

Greatest Hurling Achievement: All Ireland Club with the 'Bridge

Most Memorable Sporting moment outside GAA: Chelsea winning the Premiership. Come on da Blues!

Have you been/Are you involved in team management: Was with bridge seniors in 2003.Also selector with U-15 & U-21 in the past.

Pet Hates: Laziness, know alls

Worst player you know to train: Too many to mention

Toughest Opponent: Brian Murphy (Cork)

Favourite Food: All types of seafood

Favourite Film: Sleeping With The Enemy and Silence of The Lambs

Favourite TV Programme: Cracker

Favourite Music: The Eagles

Influences on Your Career: A few. My late father Jack, the late Trixie Toomey and Frs Walsh, Gardiner and O' Dowd (St. Flannan's College)

Hobbies: Fishing and Golf

Favourite holiday destination: Canaries - anywhere sunshine is guaranteed

Tip for this years All Ireland Hurling championship: Kilkenny

Advice for young players: Listen to your mentors and keeping practicising the basic skills of the game

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

Person who you most like to take to dinner excluding your wife: Uma Thurman

Ambitions yet to be fulfilled in life: Win the Lotto

If you became Taoiseach or minister for sport what would he do first: Increase my salary

Opinion on rule 42 use of croke park for other codes: Why not, If we allow Croke park to be used for pop concerts and American football while not for other sporting codes. Charge enough in any leasing arrangement, use the money to assist clubs with insurance premiums and help put a ceiling on admission prices to the big games