Junior Championship Winning Team 2019 – Joeleen front row middle wearing No 17 jersey
Name: Joeleen McShane
Age: Older than Orla Gribben, Younger than Kelley Fitzpatrick
1. When did you make your senior debut? 2002
2. Favourite position? Have played forwards and defence but happy anywhere but full back (Niall Rafferty!)
3. Favourite pitch? Clonduff Park
4. Childhood hero? Mickey Linden
5. What’s your most favourite game you’ve been involved in?
First Senior Championship win v Castlewellan
6. And a game to forget? Game I tore my cruciate against Ballymartin few years ago
7. Biggest achievement in football? Winning 3 Senior Championships in a row – 2006, 2007 & 2008
8. You can transfer in one player from across the country, who? Caroline O’Hanlon
9. And transfer one out? Orla Gribben for reasons to do with Garlic 🤢
10. Who is the best trainer in the squad? Brigid Quinn, super motivated all the time!
11. Who is the worst trainer in the squad? Has to be either Therese McDonald for showing up once in pre-season or Christine Grimes for all her moaning at sessions
12. Favourite manager you’ve played under? Obviously Ryan McShane with Gary Haughian as a close second
13. Who is the managers pet? Definitely Kelley Fitzpatrick always licking up to the manager and never disagrees with them.
14. Club volunteer of note? Ladies football wouldn’t be where it is without John Anthony Gribben. Anita Brannigan rarely misses a Ladies game and PJ McGreevy as well. All have given so much time to the club.
15. Best thing about Clonduff? Making friendships through football
16. How would you like to be remembered in the club? Contributions to ladies football through the good times and the bad
17. If you could give one piece of advice to the youth, what would it be? Success will only come if you work hard
18. Having won numerous championships with Clonduff at different levels, which was the sweetest and why?
Our last championship win in 2019. After a tough few years it was great to get the youth through and get a senior team out and back to winning ways – long may it continue
