Emma Mullin

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Emma Mullin
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Born (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 38)
Kilmaine, Republic of Ireland
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2009
All-Irelands 4 times (including 2002)

Emma Mullin (born 4 March 1985) [1] is an Irish ladies' Gaelic footballer and association footballer. In Gaelic football, she won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship four times with Mayo GAA. In association football, she has played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.

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Gaelic football career

Mullin was part of the Mayo GAA side that lost the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, and won the league in 2002. [2] In 2003, she was one of 11 Mayo players nominated for an All Star player award. [3] In 2009, she scored in the GAA National League semi-final, and played in the All-Ireland semi-final. [4] She scored in the 2009 Connacht final, as Mayo beat Galway. [5] In total, she won four All Ireland Championships with Mayo. [6] She also has a Gaelic football coaching qualification. [6]

Association football career

Emma Mullin
Personal information
Position(s) Forward [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Mayo ? (?)
2008–2014 Castlebar Celtic ? (?)
International career‡
? Republic of Ireland B 1 (?)
2012–? Republic of Ireland 1+ (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

In 2006, Mullin represented a Mayo Women's Football League team which won the 2006 FAI Women's Cup. [7] She competed in the football event at the 2007 Summer Universiade, and so was unavailable to play for the Mayo Ladies team in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup. [8] In 2008, Mullin joined Women's National League team Castlebar Celtic. [9] She scored 10 goals in the 2011–12 Women's National League. [8] She scored in the 2013 FAI Women's Cup Final; Castlebar Celtic lost the match 3–2 to Raheny United. [10] A persistent ankle injury forced Mullin's retirement from playing after the 2013–14 season. [11]

Mullin has played for the Ireland Colleges international team, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland B team. [6] In 2012, Mullin made her first appearance for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in an Algarve Cup match against Hungary. [12] She was the first Castlebar Celtic player to represent the Republic of Ireland team. [9] She also played for Ireland in UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying matches. [1]

Mullin has worked as an association football coach in Ballina, County Mayo. [4] In 2010, she became the Football Facilitator at the Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo). [6] Whilst in the role, IT Sligo won an Irish futsal tournament. [13]

Personal life

Mullin is from Frenchbrook, Kilmaine, Ireland. [4] [6] She has a degree in business from IT Sligo, [6] and a master's degree in Exercise and Sports Management at University College Dublin. [4]

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