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James McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)

James McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)

Dublin Gaelic footballer

James McCarthy (born 1 March 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and for the Dublin county team. He is widely regarded as one of Dublin's greatest ever players.

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Early life

He was a student at Sacred Heart BNS Ballygall and St Kevin's College in Ballygall.

DCU Career

He attended DCU where he was a defender for the Gaelic football team.[1] In 2012, he won the Sigerson Cup and the O'Byrne Cup with the college.

Ballymun Career

He has 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).

Dublin Career

Under-21

He won the 2010 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Dublin.

Senior

He made his championship debut for Dublin against Laois in the quarter-final of the 2011 Leinster Championship,[2] winning his first Leinster Senior Football Championship against Wexford at Croke Park in July that year.[3] Dublin progressed to an All-Ireland final against Kerry,[4] and McCarthy won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11.[5] McCarthy was nominated for GAA GPA Young Player of the Year for his performances.[citation needed]

Personal life

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.[6]

Honours

Dublin
Ballymun Kickhams
DCU
Individual
  • All Star (5): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match (1): 2017
  • The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2023
  • The Sunday Game Footballer of the Year (1): 2023
  • In May 2020, the Irish Independent named McCarthy at number eighteen in its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Keane, Paul (28 March 2016). "Donegal turn blind eye to James McCarthy incident". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 March 2016. 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.
  2. [2]
    Hill 16 – The Official Dublin County Board Website. Hill16.ie (2011-06-05). Retrieved on 2011-10-12.
  3. [3]
    Hill 16 – The Official Dublin County Board Website. Hill16.ie (2011-07-10). Retrieved on 2011-10-12.
  4. [4]
    "News".
  5. [5]
    "News".
  6. [6]
    O'Brien, Kevin (7 April 2020). "'There are times you're going to lose motivation. It's normal to have those bad days'". The42.ie.
  7. [7]
    Breheny, Martin (30 May 2020). "Revealed: The Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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