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Jonny joined Eire Og at a very early age, playing hurling and Gaelic football under Pat Rice. He won the Under 10 Championship with the Ogs and was Player of the Year too.
Martin Cup 2005 Final At Under 12 level Jonny won League honours and again was a Player of the Year. After playing both Football and Hurling ay Under 14 level in 1999, Jonny left for a few years to concentrate on soccer but then realised Gaelic was just as important and came back. Jonny’s most memorable moment was fisting in a goal for Eire Og in the 2005 Martin Cup Final. He also played for St Malachy’s College and reached the semi-final in the ‘B’ championship under Alec McGoran, aka B.A. Baracus or simply B.A. Big Alec was also Jonny’s PE teacher, as well as being an Eire Og stalwart himself.
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