Paidi Fitzpatrick in Profile
Thursday, 22nd December 2011

Paidi Fitzpatrick has been an ever present in the Bridge teams up along and has won titles at all grades. He is an ever regular on the Senior team and was Mr. Consistent in their march to the 2011 County Final. He is a huge Christy Moore fan and ledgend has it he does a better version of Lisdoonvarna than the man himself.

Name: Paidi Fitzpatrick
 
Year Born: 1990

Height: 6'5 (Without heels)

Weight : 13.5 Stone

Occupation: Student

Position: Centre Back

Honours: 2 Community Games, National Schools, 1 u14 Feile, 1 u15, 1 u17 League, 1 Minor League, 2 u21s, 1 Clare cup, 1 u16 Munster championship East Clare, 1 Dean Ryan, 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Colleges, Munster and All-Ireland Intermediate Championship 2011, 1 Tidy Classrooms 2001! Relations involved in GAA: Father, Brother, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins etc.

Relations involved in GAA: Father, Brother, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins etc

Have you ever represented your county: u14 to u21 and Clare Intermediate

Have you been/Are you involved in team management: Coached Sixmilebridge Volleyball team in 2008 All-Ireland Finalists!

Favourite Ground: Newmarket

Greatest Hurling Achievement: Beating Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Munster Minor Championship 2008. P>Most Memorable Sporting moment outside GAA: Stephen Fleming scoring 1-2 off Trevor Purcell in training.

Most Memorable Sporting moment outside GAA: Jockey’s (David Carroll) speech before we won the All-Ireland Volleyball in 2005. Tear-jerker. Jockey’s (David Carroll) speech before we won the All-Ireland Volleyball in 2005. Tear-jerker.

Heroes: Clare Team of the 1990s, John O Connell

Pet Hates: Losing, Players that switch their hands eg Aiden Fogerty..

Worst player you know to train: Trevor Purcell, Honourable Mentions to Ronan Mullane & Ger Quilligan

Toughest Opponent: Conor McGrath, (Paul Corbett a close second because he’s filthy).

Players for the future: Ger Quilligan Gilligan (yet to be conceived but the name has been decided)

Favourite Food: Cereal with plenty of milk.

Favourite Film: TMicheal Collins

Favourite Music: Anything from Christy Moore to Eminem

Any particular funny story you have from sport? Sean Stack motivational speeches (where he’d insult both Bridge players and the opposition) always provided a chuckle

Influences on Your Career: My Parents and brother, Joe O Connor

Hobbies: Being in College, Playing Nazi/Zombies/Crash Team Racing.

Other sports played: Golf, Volleyball, Squash, Handball Canoeing, 5-a-side, Ultimate Frisbee

Favourite holiday destination: Montenegro

Tip for this years All-Ireland Hurling championship: Anyone but Tipp!

Advice for younger players: Practice!

Ambitions yet to be fulfilled in life: Canon Hamilton, do a triathlon, find another way to stay in college, Play Junior B.

If you had a free bet for Eur50 what would you place it on?: That it will be scientifically proven that Noel Purcell is in fact a bear.

Changes you would make if you were president of the GAA? Abolish Football for good.

Favourite phrase or saying: That won’t do Sunday GENTLEMEN - Kieran Toc O’Shea