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

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and 2009 All-Ireland finals. McEvoy also captained the Dublin team.

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 Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its f ...

where she gained a

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in Physical Education and Biology.

Playing career

Club

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

Inter-county

McEvoy was a member of the

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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

and 2009 All-Ireland finals. McEvoy also captained the Dublin team.

Lecturer/Coach

While still playing football actively, McEvoy coached young girls at the

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summer camps. Since 2011 McEvoy has worked as a lecturer at Pearse College. Since 2015 she has served as a coach and/or selector with the DCU,

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and Dublin ladies' football teams. 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.

Honours

;

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the ...

**''Winners'':

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: 1 **''Runner up'':

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: 3 ;

DCU GAA Dublin City University Gaelic Athletic Association Club ( ga, Cumann Luth Chleas Gael Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the GAA club at Dublin City University. The club fields teams in men's Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' Gaelic f ...

* O'Connor Cup **''Winners'': 2009, 2010, 2011: 3 ?

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McEvoy, Niamh Living people Dublin inter-county ladies' Gaelic footballers Parnells Gaelic footballers (Dublin) DCU ladies' Gaelic footballers Alumni of Dublin City University Year of birth missing (living people)