Colm O'Rourke, Roy Keane and Jordan Spieth are alright by Limerick's Ian Ryan

Limerick footballer Ian Ryan talks movies, meals and MMA suitability in our Getting To Know You slot.

Colm O'Rourke, Roy Keane and Jordan Spieth are alright by Limerick's Ian Ryan

Which professional athlete would you swap lives with?

Jordan Spieth, travelling the world playing the sport he loves. Gets a few quid for it too!!

Are you a Netflix/Box Office binger? Any recommendations

Huge box set fan. Currently watching Sons of Anarchy, The Wire, and Suits. Don’t know where I find the time with all the training.

Technology you can’t live without?

My phone, check ESPN first thing every morning to check NBA and NFL news and highlights.

One team-mate you’d have in your corner in tag-team MMA?

Seanie Buckley. He’d stick a shoulder in anywhere.

The worst book/movie you forced yourself to read/watch all the way through?

Scott Pilgrim vs. the world. Brutal watching.

Favourite GAA pundit or commentator?

Colm O’Rourke, the peacekeeper on the Sunday Game.

First sporting hero?

Roy Keane — legend.

Your last meal before training and first food afterwards?

Few pieces of fruit before training and whatever we are given afterwards.

When did you last wear the county tracksuit top angling for a freebie?

Limerick football doesn’t attract freebies I’m afraid.

What’s the one rule change you’d like brought into the game?

No more blanket defences, maximum of nine or 10 defending inside the ‘65.

On Tinder? How soon do you let it slip you’re a countyman?

Going out with Aisling since way before the Tinder era started.

Best nickname among your team-mates?

Johnny ‘Concrete’ McCarthy.

Five tracks for your ideal dressing room/training run playlist?

I like the heavy stuff: 1. Eminem — Lose yourself; 2. Prodigy — Fire Starter; 3. Creed — My sacrifice; 4. Metallica — Nothing else matters; 5. Queen — We will Rock You.

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