An extremely revealing, almost Paxmanesque, interview was conducted on Phantom with six Dublin stars, Mick Fitzsimons, Michael Darragh MacAuley, Jonny Cooper, Rory O'Carroll, Philly McMahon and Darragh Nelson.
Eamon Fennell and Orlagh Donnelly got to the heart of the matter. Listen to the podcast below.
1. Michael Dara MacAuley broke from a huddle to get his jersey signed by Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey was performing at Croke Park during the League in 2011. MacAuley managed to extricate himself from the pre-game huddle and get his jersey signed by the man himself. However, the earnest and contemplative Mr. Dempsey proceeded to write an essay on the back of his jersey. MacAuley managed to get another jersey off the kitman without Gilroy discovering
2. Mick Fitzsimons' mother receives texts on his behalf
Pat Gilroy used to text Fitzsimons' mother when trying to get through to Mick about training arrangements. Fitzsimons often uses his mothers' phone on nights out
3. Those Dublin players who live south of the Liffey are better at quizzes than those who live north of the Liffey
Fitzsimons and O Carroll hammered McMahon and Cooper 7-3 on the quickfire quiz
4. MacAuley and Eamon Fennell grew up in the Liffey
MacAuley and Fennell competed in the quiz on behalf of middle Dublin. Neither North nor South of the Liffey. They performed abysmally getting 2 questions right
5. Jonny Cooper is the best looking
Cooper and his Northside comrade were soundly beaten in the brain test but he claim the title of best looking after thorough polling on the issue in the studio and on Grafton street
Listen to the interview in full below.
