Name:
Diarmuid Mulkerrins
Club:
Moycullen Handball Club
Occupation:
Student
Other sports played and to what level?
Basketball and Gaelic for my club and school
If you could attend any sporting event in the world what would it be?
Olympics
If you were throwing a party and could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask?
Conor McGregor, he’d be some craic
Favourite song?
Sandstorm
If you weren’t playing handball, what would you be at?
Fishing or Gaelic
If you could be any animal what would it be and why?
Cheetah, hard to beat speed
Name three things you would put on your “bucket” list?
Travel Australia, Indonesia and deep sea diving
Are you a morning or night person?
Morning
What annoys you most?
Being late
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
Antelope
What would be the first thing you would buy if you won the Euromillions, aside from the typical answers house/car/holiday etc?
A big farm
One word to describe you?
Ambitious
What’s the best court you ever played on?
The new 60x30 in Moycullen, class!
Any odd items in your kit bag?
No
Any pre-match superstitions?
No, just plenty sleep the night before
What’s your preferred footwear and gloves?
Nike footwear and Owen gloves
Who’s the biggest joker you've met in handball?
Michael Egan
Of all the players you know, who spends the most time in front of the mirror?
Daniel Lydon
Who is the best dressed Handballer you know?
Rikki O’Gara
Best memory in the game?
Winning the 17&U Doubles One Wall in Canada at the World Handball Championships 2015
What Handballers would you want (and not want) on your team in a table quiz?
Martin, Clodagh Nash and Ken O Neill
Toughest opponent you’ve faced?
Sean Kerr
Favourite shot?
Backwall kill
Best game you've ever seen?
My brother Martin against Sean Lenning in the US Nationals
Best ever performance?
The 2015 World Final in Canada
One to forget?
Minor 40x20 singles semi final this year
What is your immediate goal?
Winning the Minor 60x30 All Ireland this weekend
How can handball improve?
Having games on TG4 or even a minute or two on the Sunday Game