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Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 1 March 1990||
Occupation | EBS | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballymun Kickhams | |||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 2 | ||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
DCU | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010–2024 | Dublin | 22 (1-2) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 14 | ||
All-Irelands | 9 | ||
NFL | 5 | ||
All Stars | 5 |
James McCarthy (born 1 March 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. He is widely regarded as one of Dublin's greatest ever players. [1] [2]
He was a student at Sacred Heart BNS Ballygall and St Kevin's College in Ballygall.
He attended DCU where he was a defender for the Gaelic football team. [3] In 2012, he won the Sigerson Cup and the O'Byrne Cup with the college.
He won two Dublin Senior Football Championships in 2012 and 2020 with Ballymun. He added a Leinster Senior Club Football Championship to his collection in 2012. The team went on to beat Dr. Crokes in the All-Ireland semi-final before losing the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Final to St Brigid's GAA (Roscommon).
He won the 2010 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Dublin.
He made his championship debut for Dublin against Laois in the quarter-final of the 2011 Leinster Championship, [4] winning his first Leinster Senior Football Championship against Wexford at Croke Park in July that year. [5] Dublin progressed to an All-Ireland final against Kerry, [6] and McCarthy won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11. [7] McCarthy was nominated for GAA GPA Young Player of the Year for his performances.[ citation needed ]
On 4 November 2024, McCarthy announced his retirement from inter-county football, ending his 14-year senior career. In a released statement he said "I have decided to retire from representing Dublin GAA at inter-county level, this decision hasn't been an easy one to make but I feel it's the right time." [8] [9] [10]
His father John was a senior footballer with Dublin who won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on three occasions.
As of 2020, he was employed by AIB and lived within two kilometres of Poppintree Park, Albert College Park and Johnstown Park. [11]
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It was McCarthy's tangle with Donegal substitute Martin McElhinney, ironically an ex-team-mate at DCU, that was particularly controversial as the Dublin defender's left hand made contact with McElhinney's eye area.