MAYO GAA QUICK-FIRE Story-tellers, genetics and coffee-machines
Ronayne ready for Davitts’s big day in the Mayo intermediate final against Ballinrobe
Name: Jack Ronayne
Age: 27
From: Irishtown
Occupation: Student Physio
Your mood right now in three words?
Thankful and excited.
Best thing about being your age?
Being able to grow a decent head of hair before my genetics inevitably get me.
Best thing about being from your town/village?
Growing up in a close-knit community where everyone knows each other is something you really miss when you move away.
Favourite sportsperson? Why?
As a lifelong Chelsea fan, I’d have to say Frank Lampard for how consistent he was as a player.
What’s your guilty pleasure TV show?
The one I always go back to is Friday Night Lights.
What’s your most prized possession?
The coffee machine in my house, don’t know what I’d do without it.
One old match you’d love to watch back?
Probably the 2017 Connacht Colleges Final in Bekan with Colman’s. It’s still a bit of a blur, if I’m honest.
Funniest team-mate? Why?
Theres a few names up there but I’ll give it to the best storyteller in the group Liam Kearns. Special mention to my neighbour Tom Waldron, who’s never short of a zinger.
Celebrity you’d most like to hang out with? why?
Karl Pilkington - I’m a big fan of the old XFM radio shows, and I think a coffee with him would be entertaining.
Favourite post-match meal?
The customary chicken fillet rolls have been a staple this year.
If you had to sing a song, what would it be?
Shut Up and Dance – Walk The Moon
Last book you read?
The Odyssey
Thing that makes you nervous?
Being marked by Brian Birmingham in training.
Favourite other sporting team? Why?
The current European Ryder Cup team – for both the quality of their players and the team culture they have created.
Best advice you ever got?
Give yourself permission to stop worrying about what other people think.
Last time you cried?
July 26th!
Any superstitions?
Theres not many, but I will always do the same stretches in the same exact order before I head out onto the pitch.
What winning the final would mean in three words?
A dream achieved.