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Mc Kenna Looking Forward To New Season Following Job Start With Metro
Friday 26.03.2021
The news this week for GAA in the North took a positive step with groups of up to 15 players allowed to train together from April 12th. No doubt players and supporters up and down the country will be hoping that the day isn’t far away when games can again be played.
Former AFL star Conor McKenna made a major impact on his return to Tyrone colours in 2020 and he is hoping to build on that in the season ahead. The Eglish man has settled back at home and recently commenced a new career when he joined forces with Tyrone based CCTV firm Metro Surveillance.
The Cookstown company operate both nationally and internationally in the design, installation and monitoring of security systems for a wide range of clientele. They have recently secured the contracts for a number of high profile sporting venues.
“When I first came home I was working in my Da’s own business for a couple of months and then I decided about a month ago to look for something else”, said Conor.
“I got talking to Metro and a few other companies and Metro were very good to me and looked after me so it’s something that I’m looking forward to and building for the future and getting stuck into it.
It’s very interesting to go to GAA grounds and get a different aspect to it as I would normally be playing on those pitches. I went around those venues with a couple of the engineers from work looking and pricing cameras for different areas of the grounds and it was interesting to see what way it works as I normally focus on the pitch but now it’s a bit of both.
The AFL season began last weekend but that is something that I’m not worried about anymore as I’m just looking forward to get back playing Gaelic. The last two or three months have been hard having to train by ourselves and doing Zoom calls and keeping in touch that way but just can’t wait to get back into the swing of things and hopefully that will be the 12th (April).
Each player is different but I’m not a big fan of training by myself. I probably thrive off training with other players so getting used to that is a bit difficult at the minute but now that we have a date and a goal to aim towards there is more purpose I suppose.”
Coming back home has also given Conor the opportunity to rekindle his love for another sport, horse racing, something that he has been interested in for as long as he can remember.
“Thankfully the horse racing is still going ahead”, said Conor.
“My Da trains a few and six weeks ago I became an owner myself when I bought my own horse and got back into a bit of horse riding and training myself.
The horse has run twice now in Dundalk this last two weeks coming 9th the first time and 4th last time out so hopefully it will win a race soon. It is something that I really enjoy and I take the horse for a ride every morning before I come to work so to see it progress like that and do well in races is very rewarding.”
John Coyle, is CEO of Metro Surveillance and is pleased to have secured the services of Conor for his workforce.
“We are delighted to have secured the services of Conor about three weeks ago and we are looking forward to getting him out on the road once the lockdown is over and getting him in front of people as he will be a fantastic ambassador for Metro”, said John.
“He has already done some good work for us, helping the company provide an upgrade to security, spectator safety, alongside CCTV & PA systems, at several leading stadiums including Healy Park, Celtic Park, Brewster Park and PaircEsler.
He has started opening doors for the Company and he is a brilliant fit for the Company as he gets on well with the rest of the staff and has just fitted in seamlessly. As you can imagine, in here there is a lot of football talk, a lot of banter and Conor enjoys the craic but also brings a professional and conscientious approach to everything he does both at work and on the sporting field.
It’s very important for our Company to be involved with GAA. Metro has a close affinity with the association. We continue to sponsor several clubs, our workforce is drawn from plenty of clubs in the locality, even crossing county boundaries, so local derbies are always interesting. Working alongside various county boards can only enhance Metro’s profile.
It also helps that Metro feels like a family. We definitely have a good structure, it’s very close knit between the Engineers, the Control Room staff and the Sales Team and is very much a family orientated business.
We are absolutely delighted with the way that our business is progressing. We are currently working with some fantastic companies, many at the forefront of their industry. I am very grateful for their support, particularly in these challenging times. We believe that our state of the art, CCTV installations and monitoring systems are cutting edge, and will complement many businesses in a wide range of sectors.”
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