Keith Higgins on Mayo's fear of winning, Dublin battles and his love of hurling | The Square Ball Ep3
06/13/24 • 87 min
In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Mayo legend and four-time All Star, Keith Higgins.
Keith joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about some of the biggest moments in his career filled with incredible highs and crushing lows, as well as his love of hurling and the joy he got playing it with his brother.
In an extended interview, Keith revealed the origins of his nickname 'Zippy' (4:30), his first All Ireland Final loss in 2006 (13:00), how a mostly forgotten match in London was a turning point for Mayo (22:30), his battle with James O'Donoghue that still annoys him (36:00), player power (55:00), his love of hurling (1.12:00), and the sad passing of his brother, Pearce (1.19:00).
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Mayo legend and four-time All Star, Keith Higgins.
Keith joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about some of the biggest moments in his career filled with incredible highs and crushing lows, as well as his love of hurling and the joy he got playing it with his brother.
In an extended interview, Keith revealed the origins of his nickname 'Zippy' (4:30), his first All Ireland Final loss in 2006 (13:00), how a mostly forgotten match in London was a turning point for Mayo (22:30), his battle with James O'Donoghue that still annoys him (36:00), player power (55:00), his love of hurling (1.12:00), and the sad passing of his brother, Pearce (1.19:00).
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Seán Cavanagh’s darkest hour, social media abuse and the real Mickey Harte | The Square Ball Ep2
In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by three-time All Ireland winner and former Footballer of the Year, Seán Cavanagh.
No subject was off the table as Seán discussed the lows following his 2016 sending off against Mayo (5.10), his relationship with his father (18.45), the moment he wanted to quit GAA in 2005 (27.00), his relationship with Mickey Harte (39.28), the fallout from his challenge on Conor McManus in the 2013 All Ireland quarter-final (57.28) and much, much more.
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