Emily Beatty (born 18 August 1993) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the

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final. Beatty has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD.

Early years and education

Beatty was educated at

Alexandra College Alexandra College ( ir, Coláiste Alexandra) is a fee-charging boarding and day school for girls located in Milltown, Dublin, Ireland. The school operates under a Church of Ireland ethos. History The school was founded in 1866 and takes its ...

and

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...

. Her fellow students at Alexandra College included Deirdre Duke. Beatty and Duke played together as teammates in both the Alexandra College

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and

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teams. Beatty completed her

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in 2012. Between 2012 and 2016 she attended

and gained a degree in Psychology. Beatty is currently studying at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Association football

Beatty played

for

, winning

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titles. She also played for Templeogue United, St Josephs AFC,

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and UCD. She was also a member of Leinster Under-15 and Republic of Ireland Under-17 development squads.

Field hockey

Early years

Beatty began playing

with

. In 2011, along with Deirdre Duke, she was a member of the Alexandra College team that won the Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup. In the final they defeated a St. Andrew's College team that included

Gillian Pinder Gillian Pinder (born 5 May 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Pinder has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey Leag ...

. She also played for the Alexandra College alumni teams, Old Alex.

UCD

Beatty started playing for UCD during the 2012–13 season. In her first season, she helped UCD win the 2012 Chilean Cup and reach the final of the Irish Senior Cup. During the 2013–14 season, Beatty was a member of a UCD squad that included

Katie Mullan Kathryn "Katie" Mullan (born 7 April 1994) is an Ireland women's field hockey international player from Coleraine, Northern Ireland. She was captain of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Mullan has also wo ...

, Deirdre Duke, Nicola Evans,

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and

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. UCD subsequently won the Chilean Cup, the Irish Senior Cup, the Leinster Division One and their first Women's Irish Hockey League title. In the Chilean Cup final, Beatty scored UCD's third goal in a 3–1 win against

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. Beatty also played and scored for UCD in the

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, scoring the winner in a 3–2 win against Canterbury Ladies.

KHC Dragons

During the 2016–17 season Beatty played for KHC Dragons. She was joined at the Dragons by former UCD teammate, Kate Lloyd.

Pembroke Wanderers

The 2017–18 season saw Beatty play for Pembroke Wanderers in the Women's Irish Hockey League. Her teammates at Wanderers included

Ireland international

Together with

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and

, Beatty represented

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at the

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. In Ireland's opening game of the tournament, Beatty scored against the

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in a 3–1 defeat. Beatty subsequently represented Ireland at Under-21 level before making her senior Ireland debut on 22 June 2013 in a 3–2 defeat against

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. Beatty went onto represent Ireland at the

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, scoring twice in a 2–2 win

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. Beatty was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II, scoring in the 5–0 win against the

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in the final. In June 2016 Beatty earned her 50th cap against Spain. Beatty was originally selected as a non-travelling reserve for the

. She subsequently played in warm up games against Japan,

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and

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, scoring the only goal in the latter game. At the start of the tournament, Beatty was on holidays in

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and had planned to travel to

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to watch the final stages. After

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was injured in the semi-final against Spain, Beatty was called into the squad. She was already in London when she received a call from Graham Shaw at 11.30 on the day of the final against the Netherlands. She then joined up with the rest of the Ireland squad and featured in the final.

Honours

Field hockey

;

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**''Runners Up'':

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*Women's EuroHockey Championship II **''Winners'': 2015 * Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I **''Runners Up'':

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*Women's Four Nations Cup **''Runners Up'':

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; UCD * Women's Irish Hockey League **''Winners'': 2013–14 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2013–14 **''Runners Up'': 2012–13 *Chilean Cup **''Winners'': 2012, 2013 ;

* Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty, Emily 1993 births Living people Irish female field hockey players Ireland international women's field hockey players UCD Ladies' Hockey Club players KHC Dragons players Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Republic of Ireland women's association footballers Association footballers from County Dublin Peamount United F.C. players UCD Women's Soccer Club players People educated at Alexandra College Alumni of University College Dublin Field hockey players from County Dublin Women's association footballers not categorized by position Alumni of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Women's Irish Hockey League players Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club players Irish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium