Western People 2025 Questions: All-Ireland winners, darts champ and ones to watch - Q&A Three
Jack Melvin of Davitts tackles Westport's Tom Lambert during the recent Mayo U21 'A' Championship semi-final. Melvin has been called in for training with the Mayo senior football squad. Picture: Conor McKeown
Donegal – Jimmy’s Winnin’ Matches!
Cork.
It was some year for my native Belcarra between the heron and the handball, the latter referring to Cuilleann Bourke winning gold at the World Wallball Championships.
Euro 2024. The emergence of a new wonderkid in the sport, Lamine Yamal for Spain/Barcelona, was exciting to watch play out.
Three.
As David Moyes once said in his Man United days: “We must improve in a number of areas, including passing, creating chances and defending.”
Cork.
Have taken up cycling in the last few weeks.
Shay Given.
Team Ireland had some tremendous success but in terms of sheer entertainment, it was hard to beat the Aussie breakdancer ‘Raygun’.
Amorim, within the next 24 months.
Luke Littler.
If they can work together, communicate effectively and deal with their internal issues, I expect Oasis to make it to Croke Park next year. Mayo, not so much.
Jack Melvin from Davitts.
The Damned United.
An open day where the pitch is split up into different segments and kids get to try out different field sports – could be in conjunction with An Sportlann.
Formula 1.
As poor as they have been, Man City are still within touching distance with less than half of the games played. They are inevitable, and Pep surely has some trick up his sleeve.
Lionel Messi.
Gout Gout, a 16-year-old Australian sprinter who just ran the 200m in 20.04 seconds, which is better than current WR holder Usain Bolt was at that age. Google the name if you don’t believe it!
Gaelic Games will make a significant stride towards becoming (officially) a professional sport.
