St Mirren new boy Jamie McGrath bucked the trend in his home county by preferring association football to Gaelic football. “It would be a county more recognised for Gaelic football. I think the county has only ever produced one (soccer) international and that was Darragh Lenihan last season. “It is probably not a county renowned for footballers but it was my first love, since when I was young. It was probably the family I was born into, my dad was a mad football fan, he played football locally.

Source: Irish Examiner January 17, 2020 15:45 UTC