Brimming with ambition
Name: Aisling Brennan
Age: 14
Club: Blessington Favourite position on the team: Centre-forward
Best game you were ever involved in and why? Under-14 county final 2020 against Tinahely. I think it was a great team performance and great team scores.
Best game you ever watched and why? Dublin v Mayo, All-Ireland final 2016 (replay). Great suspension and both teams fought hard until the final whistle.
Favourite player from your own club and why? Jess Brennan. She is a player and our coach and is very dedicated to what she’s doing.
Favourite Wicklow player and why? Kim Connors, class keeper for Wicklow and has great skill
Favourite Irish player and why? Cora Staunton. Achieved so much in her GAA career, winning four all Irelands with Mayo and nine All Stars. she also played Aussie rules which is what I’d like to do when I’m older
Your sporting dream for 2021: For Féile to go ahead. Training as a team again like before coronavirus. For league and championship to proceed and hopefully do well.
Your sporting dream overall: To play in Croke park with Wicklow. To play Aussie rules over in Australia for a while.
Name of your school and your honest opinion of it: St Mary’s Naas. A good school, not that strict.
Favourite subject: Geography
Favourite teacher: Mr Duffy Name something you really like about your school (aside from the subject and teacher)? The option of sports you have.
What would you like to do when you leave school? Study law and then take a year off to travel the world.
In your own words, explain what you love most about your club? The friendly atmosphere.
In your own words, what improvements could be made in how your sport is organised that could help you enjoy the game more? More teams of a similar standard competing in league and championship.
Favourite sporting venue in Wicklow: Blessington (home pitch)
Favourite sporting venue in Ireland: Croke Park
Favourite sports commentator: Anna Geary
Favourite computer game: Don’t know any really.
Favourite food: potatoes.
Most annoying habit in a teammate: Don’t pass to player in better position.
Most annoying habit in a coach: Gives too many instructions together
What’s the one thing you look forward to most at training or a game? Having good craic with all my teammates.
What’s the one thing you don’t look forward to at training or a game? Losing a match.
Best nickname in your club: Owl (she doesn’t miss a trick).
Have you any peculiar habits before a game? My dad has to tie my shoelaces on my boots, ha ha.
If lockdown was a food, what would it be? Mushrooms
How have you found Covid-19 and how has it affected your life? Not as bad as I thought because you get to do things you wouldn’t normally have time to do.
If you were elected Chairperson of Wicklow LGFA what would be the first thing you’d do or change? Try to get good coaching in all clubs in the county.
If you could jump forward 20 years, how would you hope you had lived your life on and off the field and what would you like to have achieved? Win a Junior/ Intermediate/Senior All-Ireland with Wicklow. To have kids and a healthy family.
What do you like about yourself? Ability for sports.
What’s in your pockets right now? Crumbs and a wrapper.
If you had one wish right now, what would you wish for? For Covid-19 to be over.
Steak and