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By Tom Fri 12th Aug

5 minutes with……….
5 minutes with……….

Its Day 5 and the last of our ‘Up and Coming’ Fermanagh GAA players.

Tonight its 16 year old Derrygonnelly Harps footballer Aidan McKenna who has had a fantastic season thus for with his club.

McKenna was one of Phil O’Connor’s best players for Fermanagh Under-17 Development squad in 2016 and will be a huge player for the Fermanagh Minor side in 2017.

A fine defender, McKenna is teak tough and uncompromising. He can break forward with speed and can take a score as well.

Name: Aidan McKenna

Age: 16

Club: Derrygonnelly Harps

Position: Wing half back

Favourite Pitch: Canon Maguire Park, Derrygonnelly

Best player played with: Stephen Gilroy

Best Player I’ve played against: John McCann would have to be up there! Very underrated forward for Coa who has a sweet right boot.

Best Game I’ve been involved in: U16 championship final vs Enniskillen

Best Trainer in the club: Debhan McGovern

Worst training drill: Tackling square

Favourite Fermanagh player: Eoin Donnelly

Favourite TV programme: Suits

Best advice received: “Let your man no your there”

Biggest influence on club career: John and Mairead McKenna (My parents)

Club volunteer of note: Hugh Kelly

Biggest Strength in my game: Passing

Club I like to see do well apart from my own: None

Best thing about the GAA: Socialising

If you could change 1 thing about the GAA: More subs in underage football

Aidan McKenna picture

By Tom Fri 12th Aug

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