Southern Gaels player profiles: Westmeath intermediate final

Southern Gaels take on Brownstown in the Slevin's Coaches Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship final tomorrow (Saturday) at TEG Cusack Park (throw-in 1.15pm).

The Athlone club's last appearance in the final was in 1994 when St Oliver Plunkett's emerged victorious. The only time Southern Gaels captured the intermediate title was in 1986 after extra-time in a replay when Raharney were defeated by 2-8 to 1-8.

All involved with Southern Gaels are hoping for plenty of support on the day - tickets are available online by clicking here or by card at the gate.

The match is part of a double header with the Westmeath Senior 'B' Hurling Championship final, in which Fr Dalton's of Ballymore take on Delvin (throw-in 3.30).

Below are profiles of the Southern Gaels players and members of the management team.

Sean Murphy - Age: 21. Position: Full Forward. Secondary School: Moate. Education/Occupation: NUIG. Favourite Movie: Good Will Hunting. Favourite Song: Drive by. Sporting Idol: TJ Reid. Favourite Phrase: “Effort beats talent when talent is having a rest”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Sean Dowd - Age: 24. Position: Centre Forward. Secondary School: Marist College. Education/Occupation: Primary Teacher. Favourite Movie: Troy. Favourite Song: Goosebumps. Sporting Idol: Fernando Torres. Favourite Phrase: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds ya”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Maurice Fitzgerald - Age: 27. Position: Wing Forward. Secondary School: Good Counsel, New Ross, Wexford. Education/Occupation: Design Engineer. Favourite Movie: Airplane. Favourite music: Heavy Metal. Sporting Idol: Henry Shefflin. Favourite Phrase: “It's better to be looking at it than looking for it”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Evan Farrell - Age: 21. Position: Corner Forward. Secondary School: Community College. Education/Occupation: Sustainable Timber Technology. Favourite Movie: Starwars Episode 3. Favourite Song: Unsainted. Sporting Idol: Messi. Favourite Sporting Occasion: World Cup.

Cian McCarthy - Age: 21. Position: Centre Back. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: UCD. Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption. Favourite Song: Someone Like You. Sporting Idol: 2023 Fionn Dowd. Favourite Phrase: “Life is like toilet paper - you’re either on a roll or taking crap from someone”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Fionn Dowd - Age: 26. Position: Forward. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation:. Secondary School Teacher. Favourite Movie: Warrior. Favourite Song: Dreams. Sporting Idol: Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Favourite Phrase: “No point crying over spilled milk”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Johnny Martin - Age: 19. Position: Forward. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Big Daddy. Favourite Song: King of the Road. Sporting Idol: Frank Kelly. Favourite Sporting Occasion: Winning the Féile.

Páidí Ó Leocháin - Age: 20. Position: Forward. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption. Favourite Song: Naive. Sporting Idol: Brian O’Driscoll. Favourite Sporting Occasion: Six Nations.

Jonathan Keogh - Age: 28. Position: Goalkeeper. Secondary School: Athlone Community College. Education/Occupation: Accountant. Favourite Movie: Solaris. Favourite Song: This must be the place. Sporting Idol: Johnny Sexton. Favourite Phrase: “Less is more”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Diarmuid Martin - Age: 24. Position: Midfield. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Pharmaceuticals. Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption. Sporting Idol: Henry Shefflin. Favourite Phrase: “Ah ref”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Dermot Treacy - Age: 27. Position: Wing back. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Civil Engineer. Favourite Movie: The Longest Yard. Favourite Song: Wonderwall. Sporting Idol: Roy Keane. Favourite Phrase: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Brian Bermingham - Age:31. Position: Corner Forward. Secondary School: Gort Community School. Education/Occupation: Software Developer. Favourite Movie: Jurassic Park. Favourite Song: Wish you were here. Sporting Idol: Roy Keane. Favourite Phrase: “A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” Favourite Sporting Occasion: Galway winning the All-Ireland Hurling Final, 2017.

Chulainn Dowd - Age: 21. Position: Corner Forward. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Slap Shot. Favourite Song: Living on a Prayer. Sporting Idol: Joe Canning. Favourite Phrase: “Live and die by the breaking ball.” Favourite Sporting Occasion: U20 County Final.

Eoin Hardiman - Age: 19. Position: corner forward. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: student at UG. Favourite Movie: Goodfellas. Favourite Song: Travelling Soldier Sporting Idol: Evan-Kevin Farrell. Favourite Sporting Occasion: County Final.

Cian Geary - Age: 20. Position: Wing back. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Happy Gilmore. Sporting Idol: Patrick Horgan. Favourite Phrase: “An old lady once told me, you either have it or ya don't". Favourite Sporting Occasion: Intermediate Final Day.

Eamon Martin - Age: 22. Position: Midfield. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student Favourite Movie: Money Ball. Favourite Song: Canter. Sporting Idol: Colm Cooper. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Jamie Anders - Age: 28. Position: Forward. Secondary School: Athlone Community College. Education/Occupation: Production Team Lead. Favourite Movie: Intersellar. Favourite Song: Blue Green Red. Sporting Idol: Roy Keane. Favourite Sporting Occasion: Cork vs Limerick, 2024.

Conn O’Hara - Age:19. Position: Goalkeeper. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Interstellar. Sporting Idol: Frank Kelly. Favourite Phrase: “Enough cheek for another arse”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Shane Galvin - Age: 28. Position: corner back. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Primary School Teacher. Favourite Movie: Remember the Titans. Favourite Song: False Confidence. Sporting Idol: Kevin Jordan. Favourite Phrase: “To achieve great things you have to believe it". Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Kieran Duncan - Age: 34. Position: full back. Secondary School: Convent, Ballymahon. Education/Occupation: Farmer. Favourite Movie: Layer Cake. Favourite Song: Gimmer Shelter. Sporting Idol: Rodger Federer. Favourite Phrase: “Galvo, get to your man”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Paul Hogan - Age: 19. Position: corner back. Secondary School: Moate. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: American Pie. Favourite Song: Music sounds better with you. Sporting Idol: Peter O’Mahony. Favourite Phrase: “Don’t go out with the boys at night if you can’t get up with the men in the morning.” Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Diarmaid Murtagh - Age: 19. Position: Corner back. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption. Favourite Song: Naive. Sporting Idol: Rooney. Favourite Phrase: “You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: U19 Final 2022.

Luke O’Connell - Age: 19. Position: wing back Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Talladega Nights. Favourite Song: California Love. Sporting Idol: Dele Ali. Favourite Phrase: "Gaels Abú". Favourite Sporting Occasion: All Ireland Final/Champions League Final.

Luke Whelan - Age: 19. Position: wing forward. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: student. Favourite Movie: Lord of the Rings. Favourite Song: Get Lucky. Sporting Idol: Didier Drogba. Favourite Phrase: “Hurl on”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Final.

Kevin Dolan - Age: 25. Position: wing forward. Secondary School: Moate. Education/Occupation: PhD Researcher. Favourite Movie: Die Hard. Favourite Song: N17. Sporting Idol: Michael Jordan. Favourite Phrase: "Dreams don't work unless you do" or “Running late, apologies”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All Ireland Final.

Shaun Fox - Age: 21. Position: Goalkeeper. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Student. Favourite Movie: Limitless. Favourite Song: Celtic Symphony.. Sporting Idol: Brendan Cummins. Favourite Phrase: “A grain of rice will tip the scale". Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final

MJ Kelly - Age: 33. Position: Corner forward. Secondary School: Moate. Education/Occupation: Research Technical, Teagasc. Favourite Movie: Coal Miners Daughter. Favourite Song: What do you want to know. Sporting Idol: Brian Dooher. Favourite Phrase: “What's for you won’t pass you.” Favourite Sporting Occasion: County Final Day.

Ronan Farrell - Age: 34. Position: corner back/physio table. Secondary School: Marist. Education/Occupation: Teacher. Favourite Movie: The Dark Knight Rises. Favourite Song: Live Forever. Sporting Idol: Brian Cody. Favourite Phrase: "Tempus Nostrum". Favourite Sporting Occasion: 2008 Intermediate Football Final.

Frank Kelly - Age: Oldest on Panel. Position: Forward. Secondary School: Aloysius. Education/Occupation: Ericsson. Favourite Movie: Anything that keeps the kids quiet. Favourite Song: Live Forever. Sporting Idol: Brian Cody. Favourite Phrase: “I’m just training for the junior”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: watching my sons play.

Eoin Ahearne - Age: 38. Position: Player/Management. Education/Occupation: Building services manager. National School: Knockanore. Secondary School: CBS Youghal. Favourite Southern Gaels memory: Putting Cian Geary on his hole in training! Sporting Idol: Paul O’Connell. Favourite Phrase: “It is what it is”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Martin Geary - Age: 50. Position: Management. Education/Occupation: Software Engineer. National School: Monkstown, Cork. Secondary School: St Francis College, Rochestown (Capuchin Friary). Favourite Southern Gaels memory: First Féile trip to Kilkenny. Sporting Idol: Seán Óg Ó hAilpín. Favourite Phrase: "No foul". Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Tony O’Keeffe - Age: between 21 and 60. Position: Management. Education/Occupation: Engineer in Ericsson. National School: Kilmallock, Limerick. Secondary School: Kilmallock. Favourite Southern Gaels memory: Lots of great memories and hopefully more to come. Sporting Idol: Toss up between Frank Kelly and the Limerick senior hurling team. Favourite Phrase: To borrow one from Joe Lennon, “The things you’d see when you wouldn’t have a gun”. Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.

Fran Mulhall - Age: classified. Position: Management. Education/Occupation: Secondary School Teacher. Favourite Southern Gaels memory: Qualifying for the Intermediate county final. Favourite song: Uprising. Sporting Idol: Tony McCoy. Favourite Phrase: "Play the game, not the occasion". Favourite Sporting Occasion: All-Ireland Hurling Final.