Name: Barney McAuley
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 12st 10lbs
Club: Loughgiel Shamrocks
Club Colours: Red & White
Schools Attended: St. Anne's PS Corkey
St. Louis' Ballymena
Occupation: Fitter.
Favourite Ground: Fr. Healey Park, Loughgiel.
Player You Admire Most: Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny).
Most Difficult Opponent: Mark Keane (Limerick) / Kevin Brodrick (Galway).
Advice to Young Players: Hurling is not just a summer game. To be the best you can, you have to practice all year round.
Favourite TV Programme: The Sunday Game.
Ambition: To win Club Senior Hurling Championship and to be competitive at county level with the Cork's and Kilkenny's.
Honours Won:
Club - 3 U21 Championships, 1 Minor Championship, 1 Div 1 Antrim and Ulster Hurling League
County - 1 Ulster Championship, 1 Christy Ring Cup.
Childhood GAA Heroes: Brian Whelehan (Offaly), Joe Cooney (Galway)