Niall Quinn

The former Ireland striker received his Masters' of History earlier this month.

"For anyone considering a return to education, I would beseech any person with the slightest itch to go back, to just do it. And he urged anyone considering a return to education to dive right in and go for it. "I played for my country and was commended for that but I now know far more about Ireland and that makes me happy," he said. "That is when the GAA introduced the ban so that people who played soccer were not allowed to take part in Gaelic games and were made to feel less Irish," said Niall. "Coming from a GAA background I would not have had the life I did had the ban remained." Traynor was a huge advocate for soccer at a time when "foreign games" were coming under fire in the country.