8. What do you think of the rising wages and the increase in player power at the moment?
Well I think it's about time it swung for the players a bit because it used to be that the chairmen and directors of clubs ran everything and they could tell the players what to do. It's swung the other way and I think it's about time. I wish I was still playing, the amount of money in the game is ridiculous, you could buy a house every week if you wanted to nowadays.

9. As the theme of the magazine is education, what is your opinion on students leaving after their Junior Certificate to join professional football clubs in England?
Well, they've got systems and academies over there in England where they still educate the kids, they don't just bring them out to play football. If someone's good enough it's a great opportunity to make a lot of money, I think they should definitely go.

10.How important do you think education is to the modern footballer compared to when you began your professional career?
I think it's very important because you could break your leg tomorrow as a lot of other footballers have and your career's over, so you need something to fall back on. Even if you do make it in soccer you need to know the best places to put your money, so you need to be educated and important to have a good education.

11.Do you feel you had a good education?
Yeah, I did. I didn't get too many exams. I did the Inter Cert. or the Junior Cert. as it's now called, although I don't think I did too well in the Leaving Cert.

12.What advice would you give to teachers?
Give them (the students) loads of days off.

13.What advice would you give to young Irish players who dream of success?
Just to keep going for it, keep dreaming you'll get there. I wasn't a young lad when I went, I was 22. Some lads give up too early, like I did when I was 20, I thought I'd never make it but it just came good in the end.

14. Now that you have retired from professional football and you're still young, have you any plans for the future?
Ha, still young , I like that. Well not really no. I'm really just enjoying myself. I enjoy the odd pot around the garden and working around the house. I also like to spend a lot of time with my three sons and my wife.

15.Have you ever considered going into management or coaching?
Not at all, never. To be honest with you I wouldn't have the bottle to tell players what to do. I'm just happy doing what I'm doing.