All-Ireland winners jobs

cms88

Something i was wondering recently.

Whatis the most unusual job an All-Ireland winner has had?

There's been hundreds of teachers etc over the years so somehing a bit different.

Also when was the last time some of the following won All-Irelands?

In football is Alan Quirke in 2010 the last from the Army? I know there's alo been a few with Kilkenny in hurling.

Jim Gavin was an  Air Corps officer so i'm guessing he's the last from there.

Has there ever been an All-Ireland winner from the Navy?

Quitelife

Age Profile is getting younger and a lot more time required for trainings / recovery sessions etc lots of Students - Teachers - Full time GAA coachs .

Rows Grower

Ben O Connor was/is a hurley maker.

BrianBoru00

Do you mean jobs or "jobs"?

Like I know there's been in the past "Business Development Manager" or "Fundraising manager" or "Games Development Officer" or "Business executive" titles but in reality, they didn't actually do much or even any work to earn the money.

Car99

With the time commitments players and support teams have to give to the pursuit of top level GAA involvement there are very few employers outside of the public sector that would be able to give a player that flexibility.

1373

1989 tipp captain Bobby Ryan , farmer . Any farmers playing at that level today ?

Rega

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Noel Hickey of Kilkenny probably the last all ireland winning farmer. Might be wrong.

Count Dracula

There hasn't been any priests since the 70's. Paddy Barry from Cork and Iggy Clarke from Galway.

Hurlers both I think.

Aidan O'Mahony is a Gard.

3 the square

Kyle Hayes limerick" likes a bit of farming "they say

Cushtie

Eamon Breen, Kerry, was a Plasterer.

windy shepard henderson

Antony daly bank worker now publican

fingers o'connell roofer

colin lynch block layer

niall gillagan , brian lohan auctioneer

davey fitz er.....irelands fittest family

other counties

kilkenny

DJ Carey ......Con Man

MattressRick

Not a current all Ireland winner with Galway but fintan burke is an electrician. Bucks the trend a bit for current intercounty players.

MattressRick

Shane O Donnell has, or will soon have, a pretty complex job in physics or chemistry or something along those lines!

StupidLikeAFox

Was always impressed by Jack McCaffrey balancing medical studies/career and being one of the top gaa players in the country

brokenbad

A lot of inter county GAA players from the 80's and 90's would have been "Bank Officials" or "Sales Reps" - nowadays it seems a lot of inter county players choose a "career" which revolves around their hurling/football commitments as opposed to the other way round......

brokenbad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120652203#Comment_120652203

What's Davy Fitz's "real" job i wonder?

cms88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120653492#Comment_120653492

Does he own a pub?

Coillte_Bhoy

Kevin Moran, a professional soccer player😉

BK5

Gerry McEntee, Meath footballer from the 80's was and still is one of the countries top surgeons.

callaway92

Seamus Flanagan - Radiographer is pretty interesting

He's from a very intelligent family in general

BENDYBINN

Ja Fallon ..postman

brokenbad

Brian Whelehan (Offaly) started off as a meat delivery driver for Carroll Meats but eventually progressed to having his own pub

crossman47

Ring drove an oil lorry. the company never capitalised on his fame. He always had a hurley in the cab and practised while tanks were being filled.

YabaDabaDooley

Some of the Dublin team of the the 70s and 80s went on to be very successful in their careers. Dr Pat O Neill works in the Mater, Dr David Hickey in Mater or Beaumont, Tony Hanahoe big solicitor firm on the quays and corner of Parliament St. Brian Mullins had a good gig up in UCD I think. Heffo himself had an electrical business. Pat Gilroy now head of a multi million euro business.

YabaDabaDooley

Few of the current Dubs players Brian Fenton Physio, Mick Fitz Physio, Philly McMahon runs gyms, Kev McMenamin Sports Pyschologist, Stephen Cluxton Teacher

Dank Janniels

A fair few "influencers" selling liver fluke treatments and the like afew years ago! LOL

Gael85

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Fenton is now a Sales Rep and Fitzsimons is a doctor now.

YabaDabaDooley

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654701#Comment_120654701

Ok thanks. Jack McCaffrey another doctor. Do you know what James McCarthy works at?

cosatron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120649748#Comment_120649748

Mikey butler kk corner back is a dairy farmers with his pops

Gael85

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654716#Comment_120654716

Mortgage Advisor.

cal naughton

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120653409#Comment_120653409

Same with Liam silke Galway. Both high achiever. Just club all Ireland's though i suppose.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654551#Comment_120654551

I remember reading that Carroll's and Bord na Mona were instrumental in Offaly's success because for the first time they were not losing lads to emigration.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120653492#Comment_120653492

I'm pretty sure Davy was a gym manager once upon a time. That was his job title at LIT I believe when he was coach.

Paul Galvin's career as fashion designer is surely an odd one.

brokenbad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654782#Comment_120654782

Was Paul Galvin not a teacher before becoming a fashion designer?

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654854#Comment_120654854

No idea. I don't really know anything about players unless they become TV people.

Dslatt

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He was

shockframe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654376#Comment_120654376

Yeah all involved in science/medical related roles.

Cillian Buckley of Kilkenny I believe is a Chemical Engineer which is meant to be the hardest of all Engineering work.

I had a programme of the 2009 All Ireland Football Final programme and of 60 players only something like 6 were involved in non-general positions.

Seems to be a 1 in 10 average across squads in general. Limerick Hurling squad very similar.

jimmythesulk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654725#Comment_120654725

Not an all Ireland winner.

cosatron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120655101#Comment_120655101

I only seen that now. My apologies. Joe cooney and pj molly were farmers.

BENDYBINN

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Pj molly was a agri machinery salesman..

cms88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120654782#Comment_120654782

I think he also owned a cleaning company at some point.

MattressRick

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120655119#Comment_120655119

I think Tomas Mannion from the Galway football 98 and 01 teams was a farmer as well.

Cake Man

Isn’t James Skehill (2017 AI winning goalkeeper) a farmer? Fairly sure he mentioned it on the Off the Ball podcast a few times.

supue

Enda McNulty has a successful business working with companies and individuals on performance coaching, culture, etc

breezy1985

I like that Sean Finn is down as a "risk assessor". Seems like a good job for a full back.

lisasimpson

Gardai is another popular one. Paudie and ronan maher, jame woodlock all from tipp, aidan o mahoney from kerry eddie brennan from kilkenny. Paul.ormand from the tipp 2001 winning team is a vet

cms88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120655671#Comment_120655671

Not as much as in the past. Who was the last non Kerry guard to win in football? Had a few in the 2000s as well.

dominatinMC

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TJ Reid is a farmer. I know he owns a gym/gyms but is involved in pedigree bulls too.

dominatinMC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120653363#Comment_120653363

Ya he has a PhD in chemistry I think from UCC and also studied in Harvard so not doing too badly for himself!

Patser

Diarmuid Connolly started out as an electrician before moving into sales - mostly for runners/footwear brands

BK5

Former Kilkenny hurler John Power runs a big dairy farm with his brothers.