Alan Quinlan
speaker
866 appearances
16 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 8 Sep
Alan Quinlan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Even if Tipperary weren't there, the club would always have, Arville Rovers, the local club, would have had buses on.
I was always keen to go there.
I was intrigued by Croke Park and GA was very much part of my life.
So, yeah.
Yeah, I suppose when I had to make the decision, look, I had no clue, Clare, when I was young that rugby could give me a career because it wasn't professional.
It only went professional in 95, 96 season.
I was a mechanic when I left school for five years.
And to leave the overalls behind was no problem because I gave up my job six months before officially starting.
I thought that there might be an opportunity for a contract in 1997, a long time ago.
It's just amazing how quick time goes.
And I gave up my job six months beforehand to train on my own and maybe try and be ready for that opportunity.
Not really.
I was much more relaxed and carefree at that age.
I'm much more tangled up in my brain now this hour in my life.
But no, I was... I saw it as an opportunity and a sense of freedom.
And to be fair, I worked in a garage in Tipperary Town.
I finished school at 16.
I was very young doing my leave insert.
So I finished my leave insert on Friday.
I started an apprenticeship on Monday morning.
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