James McCarthy (born 1 March 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the

Ballymun Kickhams Ballymun Kickhams ( Irish: ''Ciceam Bhaile Munna'' ) is a GAA club in Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. The club has a clubhouse and its home pitch, ''Pairc Ciceam'', just off the Ballymun (junction 4) exit of the M50. Ballymun also has a full size ...

club and for the Dublin county team.

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. In 2012, he won the

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and the

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with the college.

Ballymun Career

He has won two

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s in 2012 and 2020 with Ballymun. He added a

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to his collection in 2012. The 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

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with Dublin.

Senior

He made his championship debut for Dublin against Laois in the quarter-final of the 2011 Leinster Championship, winning his first

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against

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at Croke Park in July that year. Dublin progressed to an All-Ireland final against

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, and McCarthy won the

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. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11. McCarthy was nominated for GAA GPA Young Player of the Year for his performances.

Personal Life

His father

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was a senior footballer with Dublin who won the

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.

Honours

;Dublin *

(8): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 *

(12): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022 *

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(5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 *

All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

(1): 2010 * Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2010 ;Ballymun Kickhams *

(1): 2012 *

(2): 2012, 2020 ;DCU *

(1): 2012 *

(1): 2012 ;Individual * All Star (4): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020 * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match (1):

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*In May 2020, the '' Irish Independent'' named McCarthy at number eighteen in its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".

References

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