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20 Jan 2026

Quickfire questions with Fiona Doherty

Quickfire questions with Fiona Doherty

LADIES FOOTBALL Fiona Doherty says being a member of the Mayo ladies football squad is like being part of a big family.


Name: Fiona Doherty
Club: Moy Davitts 
Age: 20
Occupation: Student
Lives: Straide

Tell us something about yourself we don’t know?
I can move my ears.

What’s your favourite TV show?
Home and Away.

Name three things that are always in your fridge?
Curlywurlys, deli ham, smooth Innocent orange juice.

Which three guests would you invite to your dinner party?
Ellen DeGeneres, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé.

Who’s your ideal date?
Channing Tatum (pictured).

What makes you nervous?
People that clap when the plane lands.

Any football superstitions?
I eat a 99 before games – LOL!

Biggest messer in the Mayo ladies team?
Yvonne Byrne.

What do you miss most about being a kid?
Trips down to Louisburgh nearly every weekend.

What’s your most prized possession?
My purse because I’ve never lost it.

Most under-rated member of Mayo ladies team?
Marie Corbett.

Last time you cried?
I cried laughing at the movie Girls Trip!

Best thing about being a Mayo ladies footballer?
It’s like being part of a big family.

Worst thing about being a Mayo ladies footballer?
Early morning training, I miss my sleep-ins.

Best advice you ever got?
Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Three things you’d bring to a desert island?
A boat, suncream, food.

Favourite footballer from another county?
Tracy Dillon (Westmeath).

Mayo footballer who was your childhood hero?
Women: Cora Staunton; Men: Ciaran McDonald.

Describe yourself in three words?
Fun, Happy, Careless.

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