Different animals

Diarmuid O'Flynn meets Liam Doyle, the Clare wing-back, and Michael Cleary a sharp-shooting wing-forward for Tipperary.

Different animals
Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 - 01:00

DOF: How did the nicknames come about?

MC: I was in Australia for six months in 1985, when I came home the lads called me Skippy.

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