Name:
Ciana Ní Churraoin
Club:
Mícheal Breathnach
Occupation:
Student - PE and Irish
Other sports played and to what level?
Played county football and Camogie up to minor level. Now just play at club level.
If you could attend any sporting event in the world what would it be?
Wimbledon.
If you were throwing a party and could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask?
Ronda Rousey, Alan Rickman, and Kevin Hart (for the laughs).
Favourite song?
Lose Yourself - M&M
First concert you went to?
X-Factor tour (when 1direction were on it).
If you weren’t playing handball, what would you be at?
Id probably spend more time playing football and Camogie while being quite the maestro in the kitchen.
If you could be any animal what would it be?
A sloth.
Name three things you would put on your “bucket” list?
1. Travel to (and compete?) in the Olympics.
2. Go interailing.
3. Go to Hogwarts.
Are you a morning or night person?
Neither ... More of an afternoon person.
What annoys you most?
People who don't laugh at my jokes.
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
I used to have ketchup sandwiches for lunch when I was in primary school.
What would be the first thing you would buy if you won the Euromillions, aside from the typical answers house/car/holiday etc?
Id buy my own island and build several 40x20, 60x30, 1wall, and 3 wall courts and host tournaments throughout the year (invitational only).
One word to describe you?
Eccentric (I asked a friend).
What’s the best court you ever played on?
New York Athletic Club.
Any odd items in your kit bag?
No.
Any pre-match superstitions?
The outfit is key - you look good, you play good.
What’s your preferred footwear and gloves?
Mizunos and EDTL pro gloves.
Who’s the biggest joker you've met in handball?
Toashteeen! A.k.a: Peter Cassidy -That man has no limits.
Of all the players you know, who spends the most time in front of the mirror?
Aisling Reilly ... I'm surprised she makes it to her games at all.
Who is the best dressed Handballer you know?
Peter Harte - he's taken Aran knitwear all the way to China and back to Tyrone.
Best memory in the game?
When I won the Irish Nationals to get on Team Ireland and travel to the USHA Junior Nationals for the first time in 2009.
What Handballers would you want (and not want) on your team in a table quiz?
Anybody but Gaelan Riordan.
Toughest opponent you’ve faced?
Catriona Casey.
Favourite shot?
The dump shot.
Best game you've ever seen?
Paul Brady v Luis Moreno: World Final 2012.
Best ever performance?
40x20 Minor All-Ireland Final 2013.
One to forget?
Senior All-Ireland Semi final against Aisling this year.
What is your immediate goal?
To perform at a high level more consistently.