Hubert Rigney

He played hurling with his local club St Rynagh's and with the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1990 until 2002.

Rigney first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Offaly minor hurling team in the late 1980s.

In the spring of 1991 he captured a National Hurling League title, Offaly's first, and the future was looking brighter for the midlands team.

Offaly manager Éamonn Cregan had orchestrated a great win over has native county and Rigney collected his first All-Ireland medal, while also picking up an All Star Award.

It looked as if Offaly's championship hopes were in disarray, however, they overcame Antrim in the All-Ireland quarter-final and qualified to meet Clare in the semi-final, with Galway's Michael Bond now in charge.

Team manager Pat Fleury surprisingly omitted Rigney from the squad that was due to play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.

Hubert is chairman of the Offaly branch of the 'Collins 22 Society', which pays tribute to Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins.