As a way of keeping our minds ticking over we have been reaching out to players, officials and anyone who will listen to ask them 10 Quickfire Questions.
They may or may not be the most inspiring words you will read in 2020 but it’s a bit of a laugh and we will be updating with new entrants each week for a while at least.
If you fancy answering the questions, drop a text or WhatsApp to Rob Hartnett on Zero863851955
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He is our Club Person of the Year and Conor Mulally is the latest to give us the wit and wisdom of his Cuala Quickfire 10
Name Conor Mullally
Role in Cuala- Cuala Senior Footballer
Favourite food- Shnacks
Night out or night- night out
Best advice- In order to get, you have to give
Best thing about Cuala- The people. Hands down.
Free ticket to any sports event? El Classico
Favourite movie? Batman’s x3
Nickname as a kid? Any abbreviation of Mullally (Malz,Mulz,Mullal,Mully)
Favourite TV comedy show? Friends
Favourite non GAA sport? Soccer
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We have three for one in the latest update to the Cuala Quickfire 10 with Dad Donal, Daughter Sinéad and Son Liam going into the chair…
Name Donal Murphy
Role in Cuala Hurling and Camogie Coach
Favourite food Schteak ‘n Schpuds
Night out or night in At the moment, Out, anywhere
Best advice Move the Feet
Best thing about Cuala The Accents
Free ticket to any sports event? World Darts Final – Fancy Dress Section
Favourite movie? The Commitments
Nickname as a kid? N/A
Favourite TV comedy show? Anything starring Boris Johnson
Favourite non GAA sport? Skiing
Name: Sinéad Murphy
Role in Cuala: Player
Favourite food: Chocolate
Night out or night in: Night in
Best advice: Anything my dad says…
Best thing about Cuala: Sense of community
Free ticket to any sports event?: Athletics in the Olympics
Favourite movie?: The Blind Side
Nickname as a kid?: Shin
Favourite TV comedy show? Derry Girls
Favourite non GAA sport? Athletics
Name Liam Murphy
Role in Cuala? player
Favourite food? chicken wings
Night out or night in? night in
Best advice:15 minutes of hurling a day
Best thing about Cuala: the friends you make along the way
Free ticket to any sports event: the Ryder Cup
Favourite movie: cool runnings
Favourite TV comedy show: Father Ted
Favourite non gaa sport: soccer
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Ainm: Colmán O Drisceóil
Bia is fearr liom : Borgaire agus Sceallóga
Oíche amuigh nó istigh? Amuigh le mo chara Ipa i dTigh Mhic Gearailt
An rud is fearr liom faoi Chuala: na cluichí a imirt
An chomhairle is fearr : éist do bhéal agus lean ar aghaidh.
Ticéad do Chraobh Shinsireach Iomána na hÉireann agus Baile Átha Cliath ag imirt.
Scannán : The Princess Bride
Leasainm mar pháiste : Unmeister
Seó grinn teilifíse : An bhfuil nuacht agam duitse
An spórt neamhCLG is fearr liom : Ní thuigim
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Name: Leanne Doyle
Role in Cuala: player, coach, all-round tech support, helper for all things when called upon and many other previous roles…
Favourite food: Lamb or steak
Night out or night in: It doesn’t make a difference once the company is right
Best advice:Listen to understand
Best thing about Cuala: The support and willingness from everyone in the club, we all want to achieve the best.
Free ticket to any sports event? 6 nations (all games)
Favourite movie? The other woman
Nickname as a kid? Lee
Favourite TV comedy show? Friends
Favourite non GAA sport? Rugby
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Name? Diarmaid O’Floinn
Role in Cuala? Footballer and Hurler
Favourite food? Club Bar Steak Sandwich
Night out or in? Night out
Best advice? Get there early – Mick Kirwan
Best thing about Cuala? The people
Free ticket to any sport event? World Cup Final
Favorite movie? Batman the Dark Knight
Nickname? DOF
Favourite tv comedy? Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favourite non-GAA sport? Soccer
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Name? Caitriona Murphy
Role in Cuala? Footballer
Favourite food? Indian
Night out or in? Looking forward to a night out when everything is
back to normal
Best advice? Wash your hands!
Best thing about cuala? The friends you make
Free ticket to any sport event? The Wimbledon men or women’s final
Favorite movie? The road to el dorado
Nickname? Cat
Favourite tv comedy? Scrubs
Favourite non-GAA sport? Basketball
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Name: Peadar O’Cofaigh Byrne
Role in Cuala? Senior Footballer
Favourite food? Chicken Pie
Night out or night in? Night in, after training with a cuppa in hand
Best advice? Don’t lower your own standards to match someone else’s, always push yourself.
Best thing about Cuala? Friendship
Free ticket to any sports event? Marbula One Grand Prix
Favourite movie? Remember the Titans
Nickname as a kid? Enda calls me POCB
Favourite TV comedy show? Brooklyn Nine Nine
Favourite non-GAA sport? Rugby
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Name: Harry Roberts
Role in Cuala? Supporter
Favourite food? Eileens
Night out or night in? Both
Best advice? Listen
Best thing about Cuala? Contribution to the area
Free ticket to any sports event? The Masters
Favourite movie? The Snapper
Nickname as a kid? Har
Favourite TV comedy show? Tommy Cooper
Favourite non-GAA sport? Golf
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Name: Finbarr Murphy
Role in Cuala? Peacemaker
Favourite food? Apple Tart
Night out or night in? Night in
Best advice? Don’t stay in
Best thing about Cuala? Getting out
Free ticket to any sports event? Ken O’Sullivan’s seat at All Ireland Hurling Final
Favourite movie? Godfather 2
Nickname as a kid? Skinny Bar
Favourite TV comedy show? The Larry Sanders Show
Favourite non-GAA sport? Kabaddi is brilliant
Name: Fintan O’ Brien
Role in Cuala? Adult Hurler and Academy Parent
Favourite food? Steak
Night out or night in? Night out
Best advice? Practice every day, stay positive and encourage others around you
Best thing about Cuala? Family, friends, community
Free ticket to any sports event? All Ireland Hurling Final
Favourite movie? Goodfellas
Nickname as a kid? * Jumpers*
Favourite TV comedy show? Father Ted
Favourite non-GAA sport? Golf
Name Sinéad Wylde
Role in Cuala? Imreoir
Favourite food? Banana Bread
Night out or night in? Night out after all this anyways
Best advice: play as many sports as you can!
Best thing about Cuala? Matches in Hyde road & Joes tuck shop
Free ticket to any sports event? Wimbledon Finals
Favourite movie? The Blindside
Nickname as a kid? Sinbin
Favourite TV comedy show? The Simpsons
Favourite non GAA sport? Soccer
Name Shaunna Curtis
Role in Cuala? Player
Favourite food? Chinese
Night out or night in? – night in
Best advice? practice your weak side/foot as much as your strong.
Best thing about Cuala? The people you meet along the way.
Free ticket to any sports event? Superbowl
Favourite movie? The Blind Side
Nickname as a kid? Curtis
Favourite TV comedy show? Friends
Favourite Non-GAA sport? Golf
Name Mark Brennan.
Role in Cuala? Games Development Officer
Favourite food? Taytoes
Night Out or Night In? Night out.
Best Advice: Read ‘the man in the arena’ quote !!
Best thing about Cuala? There’s a place for everyone and every ambition.
Free Ticket to any Sporting Event? The Superbowl
Favourite Movie? Lord of the rings.
Nickname as a kid? Koala ( can’t remember why )
Favourite TV Comedy Show? It’s always sunny in Philadelphia
Favourite Non-GAA Sport? Basketball
Name Sean Brennan
Role in Cuala? Goalkeeper
Favourite Food? Teriyaki salmon with creamy mash and asparagus
Night Out or Night In? Night in ( how things have changed )
Best Advice? Practise practise practise
Best Thing about Cuala? The community
Free ticket to any Sports event? Masters
Favourite Movie? Black hawk down
Nickname as a kid? Brenno
Favourite TV Comedy Show? Young offenders
Favourite Non-GAA Sport? Golf
Name David Treacy
Role in Cuala? Freetaker, not much else
Favourite food? Italian (carbs)
Night out or night in – night in? Smooth jazz and a bottle of red ?
Best advice? Wash your hand & cough into your sleeve!
Best thing about Cuala? Great community with so many characters!
Free ticket to any sports event? Augusta – Masters
Favourite movie? I Love You, Man
Nickname as a kid? Jiggly
Favourite TV comedy show? Friends
Favourite non-GAA sport? Golf
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Name Jessica Lewis
Role in Cuala? Adult Camogie Comms
Favourite food? Turbot
Night out or night in? At this point…it’s got to be OUT!
Best advice? It’s a marathon not a sprint
Best thing about Cuala? Friendship
Free ticket to any sports event? Rugby World Cup Final
Favourite movie? Up
Nickname as a kid? Freddie – don’t ask!
Favourite TV comedy show? The Big Bang Theory
Favourite Non-GAA sport? Tennis
Name: Molly Lewis
Role in Cuala? Senior football and camogie player
Favourite food? Depends on the mood
Night out or night in? In the current circumstance, night out
Best advice? Don’t go out into to world feeling like it owes you something
Best thing about Cuala? Community
Free ticket to any sports event? Olympics
Favourite movie? Good Will Hunting
Nickname as a kid? mouse
Favourite TV comedy show?: Brooklyn 99
Favourite Non GAA sport?: Tennis
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Name Cormac Spain
Role in Cuala? Senior hurler
Favourite food? Boojum
Night out or night in? night out
Best advice? Control the controllables
Best thing about Cuala? The Club Bar
Free ticket to any sports event? Time travel back to Cuala v Ballyea 2017
Favourite movie? Shutter Island (brilliant)
Nickname as a kid? Spanner
Favourite TV comedy show? Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favourite Non GAA sport? Ping Pong
Name Kevin Spain
Role in Cuala? Currently on loan to Wicklow GAA
Favourite food? Not fussy, as long as there is no carrots, involved.
Night out or night in? Yes.
Best advice? You already know the answers to your own questions.
Best thing about Cuala? Belonging and watching hurling
Free ticket to any sports event? Anything Cormac is playing in.
Favourite movie? Crash
Nickname as a kid? Spanner
Favourite TV comedy show? Fawlty Towers.
Favourite non GAA sport? Triathlon
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Hello Mick and Kevin Kirwan. This is your life…
Name: Mick Kirwan
Role in Cuala? Retired player, supporter and current coach to the 2006 (U14) boys hurling.
Favourite food? Whatever my wife cooks.
Night out or night in? Definitely a night in after a night out.
Best advice? Never judge a person until you get to know them.
Best thing about Cuala? Friendships and plenty of good and honest people. And Sean Moran’s (Snr) umpiring decisions.
Free ticket to any sports event? Super 11’s hurling in the US.
Favourite movie? Cuala’s version of The Shawshank Redemption.
Nickname as a kid? Chew.
Favourite TV comedy show? Father Ted
Favourite non GAA sport? Rugby
Name: Kevin Kirwan
Role in Cuala? Senior Hurler
Favourite food? Peanut Butter
Night out or night in? Night out.
Best advice? Get there early.
Best thing about Cuala? The people and the barracks
Free ticket to any sports event? All Ireland Senior Hurling Final when Dublin get there.
Favourite movie? The Wolf of Wall Street
Nickname as a kid? Dino
Favourite TV comedy show? Friends
Favourite non-GAA sport? Rugby
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Name Rachel Hartnett
Role in Cuala? Ladies football and camogie player
Favourite food? Pancakes
Night out or night in? Night out
Best advice? Never give up
Best thing about Cuala? All my wonderful friends
Free ticket to any sports event? Olympic 100m or relay finals
Favourite movie? Cheaper By The Dozen
Nickname as a kid? Er, none that I know of…
Favourite TV comedy show? Modern Family
Favourite Non-GAA sport? Cycling
Name Rob Hartnett
Role in Cuala? Head of Comms, 05 Girls Manager, 07 Boys Mentor, Lucky Mascot sitting beside Damien McKeown at matches
Favourite food? Beef Stroganoff
Night out or night in? Night in after a night out.
Best advice? Carpe Diem
Best thing about Cuala? Everything, most of the time. So much more than just a club.
Free ticket to any sports event? Super Bowl
Favourite movie? All The Presidents Men or Any Given Sunday
Nickname as a kid? Muttley
Favourite TV comedy show? Fr Ted “there’s nothing at all stupid about the annual All-Priests Five-a-Side over 75s Indoor Football Challenge Match”
Favourite Non GAA sport? American Football
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Name Day0 Byrne
Role in Cuala? Project Manager
Favourite food? Carbonara
Night out or night in? Both
Best advice: Be friendly
Best thing about Cuala? Friends
Free ticket to any sports event? Wimbledon
Favourite movie? Heat
Nickname as a kid? Smiley
Favourite TV comedy show? Fr. Ted
Favourite non-GAA sport? Tennis
Name Ken Fitzgerald
Role in Cuala? Club Coaching & Development officer.
Favourite food? Steak
Night out or night in? Steak and a few pints in The Club Bar.
Best advice? Information abounds. It’s only knowledge when you can apply it to real-world activities.
Best thing about Cuala? Community.
Free ticket to any sports event? All Ireland Finals.
Favourite movie? So I married an axe murderer.
Nickname as a kid? Fitzer. Very original.
Favourite TV comedy show? Only Fools and Horses
Favourite non-GAA sport? Cycling
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It’s Saturday and today’s two latest entries to submit to the Cuala Quickfire 10 are brothers in arms Mark and Paul Schutte…
Name Mark Schutte
Role in Cuala: Player
Favourite food: Lasagne
Night out or night in: Night in ?
Best advice: Practice your weak side until it becomes your strong side
Best thing about Cuala: Community spirit
Free ticket to any sports event? The Masters( Golf)
Favourite movie? Happy Gilmore
Nickname as a kid? Pineapple
Favourite TV comedy show? Father Ted
Favourite non-GAA sport? Golf
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Name: Paul Schutte
Role in Cuala: Fan
Night out or night in?: Night in
Best Advice: Just be 1% better than the previous day
Best thing about Cuala: friends and family
Free ticket to any sports event: Golf Masters in Augusta
Favourite Movie: The big short
Nickname as a kid: paulyonebally
Favourite TV comedy show: The office
Favourite non-GAA sport: Golf
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Name: Martha Byrne
Role in Cuala: Footballer
Favourite food: Mexican
Night out or night in?: Room in my heart for both
Best advice: You’re responsible for your own attitude
Best thing about Cuala: Sense of community and everyone is always willing to lend a hand
Free ticket to any sports event? Wimbledon Final or Courtside for NBA or WNBA Finals
Favourite movie? Not sure I have one…maybe Across the Universe
Nickname as a kid? MB
Favourite TV comedy show? New Girl or Sex Education
Favourite non-GAA sport? Probably tennis or basketball
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Name: Cian O’Callaghan
Role: Senior hurler
Favourite food: Tapas
Night out or night in: In
Best advice: Pull early, pull hard and pull often
Best thing about Cuala: The friends you make along the way
Free ticket to any sporting event: World Cup Final between Argentina and Brazil in South America
Fav movie: Superbad
Nickname as a kid: Sniffer Snodgrass
Favourite comedy show: Anything directed by Seth Rogan
Fav non-gaa sport: tonn mharcaíocht
