Fionnuala Toner (born 6 March 1990) is a Northern Ireland netball international. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2011 and

2019 Netball World Cup The 2019 Netball World Cup (also known as the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the INF Netball World Cup. It was held from 12–21 July 2019 at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England with match ...

s and at the

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and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland team that were silver medallists at the

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s. She has played in the

Netball Superleague The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was commenced playing at the 2005–0 ...

for Team Northumbria,

London Pulse London Pulse is an English netball team based at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. Since 2019 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. History National Performance League London Pulse was ...

and Team Bath. Toner is also an Ireland women's basketball international. Her younger sister, Máire Toner, is also a Northern Ireland netball international.

Early life, family and education

Toner was raised in the

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district of

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. Her younger sister, Máire Toner, is also a Northern Ireland netball international. Between 2001 and 2008 Fionnuala attended Our Lady and St Patrick's College, where she played both

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

and

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

. Between 2008 and 2009 she attended

Kent School Kent School is a private, co-educational, college preparatory boarding school in Kent, Connecticut, United States. Frederick Herbert Sill established the school in 1906. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church of the United States. Acade ...

, where she played basketball and

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...

. Between 2009 and 2013 she attended Queen's University, where she gained a

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in Accounting. Between 2011 and 2012 she attended

MacMurray College MacMurray College was a private college in Jacksonville, Illinois. Its enrollment in fall 2015 was 570. Founded in 1846, the college closed in May 2020. History Although founded in 1846 by a group of Methodist clergymen as the Illinois Confer ...

. In 2013–14 she gained a

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in Advanced Accounting from

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Netball

Clubs

Belfast Ladies

While attending Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Toner began playing

for Belfast Ladies, the club based at her school.

Team Northumbria

As part of their preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the

Northern Ireland national netball team The Northern Ireland national netball team represent Northern Ireland in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the European Netball Championship and the Nations Cup. The team was founded in 1 ...

formed a partnership with Team Northumbria. This saw Toner and six other Northern Ireland internationals – Oonagh McCullough, Noleen Lennon,

Caroline O'Hanlon Caroline O'Hanlon is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Armagh ladies' Gaelic footballer. She has also represented Ireland at international rules. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netba ...

, Gemma Gibney,

Michelle Drayne Michelle Drayne (born 22 September 1988) is a Northern Ireland netball international and a former Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She ...

and Niamh Cooper – play for Team Northumbria during the

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. Toner and O'Hanlon also played for Team Northumbria during the 2015 season.

London Pulse

Toner played for

during the 2019 Netball Superleague season. She was named player of the match as the new franchise defeated Severn Stars in their opening game. She finished the season with most interceptions after appearing in all 18 matches for London Pulse.

Team Bath

Toner will play for Team Bath in the 2020 Netball Superleague season.

Northern Ireland

Toner made her senior debut for

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

at the 2009 Nations Cup. She has subsequently represented Northern Ireland at the 2011 and

s and at the

and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland teams that won the 2015 Nations Cup and the silver medal at the

Basketball

Schools and universities

Toner played

for both Our Lady and St Patrick's College and

. Between 2011 and 2012 she played for

Clubs

Together with Noleen Lennon, she was a member of the Ulster Rockets team that won Basketball Ireland's Women's National Cup in January 2011. Between 2014 and 2018 she played for DCU Mercy. Her team mates at DCU included

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Ireland

Toner was included in the

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

squad for the

2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries The 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 14th edition of this tournament. It took place in Gibraltar from 28 June to 3 July 2016. Malta won their third title in this event by beating Ireland in the final, 67–59. T ...

Occupation

Since 2014 Toner has worked as an accountant for Deloitte Ireland, based in

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. She is a graduate of

Chartered Accountants Ireland Chartered Accountants Ireland was established by Royal Charter on 14 May 1888, and is Ireland's largest accountancy body. According to its website, it represents over 30,000 members globally. Chartered Accountants Ireland is part of the Con ...

Honours

;

* Nations Cup **''Winners'': 2009, 2015: 2 *

European Netball Championship The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the INF World Rankings, highest-ranked European nations, an ...

**''Runner up'':

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toner, Fionnuala 1990 births Living people Northern Ireland netball internationals Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland 2019 Netball World Cup players Team Northumbria netball players London Pulse players Team Bath netball players Netball Superleague players Irish women's basketball players Ireland women's national basketball team players Sportspeople from Lisburn Sportspeople from Belfast Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Deloitte people Accountants from Northern Ireland People educated at Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Knock Kent School alumni MacMurray College alumni Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of Ulster University 2011 World Netball Championships players