A Minute With…Ciara Durnien

Next up we have a mix between Legally Blonde and Miss Congeniality, Ciara Durnien…the ‘skea woman is one of the hardest workers on the field — but also hard work when you’re trying to explain to her what to do in a drill…

(Disclaimer: Entire intro provided by Ciara’s Senior ladies’ team-mates)

1. Name – Ciara Durnien
2. Age – 25
3. Playing position/role in club – WHF/the one that’s always hitting the ball wide
4. Favourite film – Forrest Gump
5. Favourite song – Hit the Diff 🚜
6. Favourite food/meal – all the food/a bucket of chicken and rice
7. Favourite holiday destination – Malta
8. Favourite pitch to play on – Emmetts Park, Lisnaskea – there’s no place like home bai
9. Favourite club memory – the club sandwich at the Applegreen outside Dublin on the way home from a hungover fermanagh match
10. Worst club memory – Brittles bar Belfast, the club sandwich didn’t even have any tomatoes in it and the mayo was off
11. Unsung club hero – Mel Carson having to put up with us lot
12. Best player you’ve played with – Tara Little (most determined, motivated and dedicated woman I know)
13. Best match you were involved in – All Ireland intermediate club champions 2011 with Lisnaskea
14. Favourite quote – Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will
15. Best advice ever received – Control the controllables
16. What other club do you like to see do well? Club Orange 🍊 – diet obvs
17. Favourite player growing up – Karl Lacey
18. Best trainer in the team? Me before 9pm Love Island
19. Worst trainer in the team – Me after 9pm when love island had already started
20. Up and coming player to watch – Maeve Blaney – OUTSTANDING, she’s already up there but massively talented at such a young age.
21. Favourite thing about the GAA – The Sunday game theme tune 🎶
22. Where would you like to see st brigids in ten years time – through the bottom of my gin glass while they are challenging for an all Ireland final on RTE/TG4 🇮🇪

By ccahill Wed 5th Sep