Niamh McEvoy (Parnells Gaelic footballer)

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Niamh McEvoy
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Position Defender/midfielder
Occupation Lecturer/Coach
Club(s)
YearsClub

2007–2011
 Parnells
→ DCU
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
200x–201x
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1

Niamh McEvoy is a former senior Dublin ladies' footballer. She was a member of the Dublin team that won the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final. She was one of two players named Niamh McEvoy who played for Dublin in the 2010 final. The player sharing her name, Niamh McEvoy of St. Sylvester's, replaced her when she came on as a second-half substitute. She had previously played for Dublin in the 2003, 2004 and 2009 All-Ireland finals. McEvoy also captained the Dublin team.

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Early years, family and education

Between 1997 and 1999 McEvoy attended Coláiste Íde where she gained a Diploma in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. Between 2007 and 2011 she attended Dublin City University where she gained a BSc in Physical Education and Biology. [1] [2] [3]

Playing career

Club

At club level, McEvoy played for Parnells [4] [5] [6] and DCU. She was a member of DCU team that won the 2010 O'Connor Cup. [7]

Inter-county

McEvoy was a member of the Dublin team that won the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final. She was one of two players named Niamh McEvoy who played for Dublin in the 2010 final. The player sharing her name, Niamh McEvoy of St. Sylvester's, replaced her when she came on as a second-half substitute. [6] [8] She had previously played for Dublin in the 2003, [9] 2004 [10] and 2009 All-Ireland finals. [11] [12] McEvoy also captained the Dublin team. [5] [13]

All-Ireland FinalsPlaceOpponentGoal/Points
1 2003 [9] Runner up Mayo 0–0
2 2004 [10] Runner up Galway 0–0
3 2009 [11] [12] Runner up Cork 0–0
4 2010 [6] [8] [14] [15] Winners Tyrone 0–0

Lecturer/Coach

While still playing football actively, McEvoy coached young girls at the Gaelic Athletic Association summer camps. [16] Since 2011 McEvoy has worked as a lecturer at Pearse College. [1] Since 2015 she has served as a coach and/or selector with the DCU, Kildare and Dublin ladies' football teams. [1] [2] [3] [13] [17] She has helped coach the Dublin team while the player sharing her name, Niamh McEvoy of St. Sylvester's, has been a member of the team. [18] [19]

Honours

Dublin
DCU GAA

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