Name: Paddy Collum
Age: 23
Occupation: Games Development Administrator
Club: Fr. Manning Gaels
Favourite Position: Goal
Finish the sentence, Paddy Collum is… one of a kind
What boots do you wear: Adidas Predator
Favourite thing about playing for Longford: Playing week in week out at the top level and doing your best to do your county proud
All time favourite Longford Footballer: Podgie Davis
Biggest influence on your sporting life: Barry Mc Keon for all his encouragement!!!
Advice to young players: Get use to wearing gum shields at training, work hard, practice makes perfect
Favourite TV program: Always Sunny in Philadelphia (introduced to me by Chippy Farrelly)
Favourite Dinner: Chicken Wings in Peter Dillons Bar & Bistro (open Thursday-Sunday)
Tell us something most people would not know about you:
2 lies and 1 truth: 1. I am a coeliac (gluten free diet)
2.I am as good a forward as James Mc Givney
3. I want to play for Dromard
What do you love about Gaelic Football:
Getting chance to represent your county and making new friends
Something most people would not know about you:
I won an All-Ireland Freshers medal with DIT
What one change would you like made to our game:
Hawkeye in every county ground
What’s your favourite pre match song:
Kygo – Stay
Which of your team mates is the:
Most craic: Robbie Smyth Fastest: Liam Connerton Slowest: James Mc Givney
Most skilful: Frankie Mc Gee Best dress sense: Paul Mc Keon
Worst dress sense: Mickey Quinn (he loves the colour red)
Hope for the year with Longford: Stay in Division 3, have a good run in Leinster Championship and be playing football in late July/early August
Who do you want to nominate as the next Player to be profiled: Mickey Quinn!
What 1 question do you want to ask of Mickey:
If your postal address is the townland of Drumlish (Fr. Manning Gaels Club) why don’t you play for us???