Caroline O'Hanlon is a
Northern Ireland netball international and an
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
ladies' Gaelic football
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er. She has also represented
Ireland at international rules. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
,
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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 matches ...
s and at the
2014
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and
2018 Commonwealth Games
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. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland teams that were silver medallists at the 2012 and
2017 European Netball Championship
The 2017 European Netball Championship was held in Cardiff was held from 6-8 October 2017. The winners were England over Northern Ireland second. Third was Scotland ahead of hosts Wales fourth. Invited team Fiji were fifth.
Results Table
† Inv ...
s. She captained Northern Ireland at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She carried the
flag of Northern Ireland
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during the
2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. She has played in the
Netball Superleague
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for
Team Northumbria,
UWS Sirens
Strathclyde Sirens are a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Since 2017 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. Sirens also played in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. They were originally known as the S ...
and
Manchester Thunder
Manchester Thunder are an English netball team based in Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Super League. In 2005–06, Thunder were founding members of the league. They were Super League champions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022 ...
. She was a member of the Manchester Thunder team that won the
2019 Netball Superleague. As a Ladies' Gaelic footballer she played for Armagh in the
2006 All-Ireland final. She has also been an
All Star
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on three occasions and was named as the 2014
TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year. In 2010 she was named Northern Ireland Sportswoman of the Year.
Early life, family and education
O'Hanlon is the daughter of Charlie and Marion O'Hanlon. Her father is a farmer. Like his daughter, he also played
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
for both
St Patrick's Carrickcruppen and
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
. He was a member of the St Patrick's team that won three
Armagh Senior Football Championship
The Armagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh GAA, Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
Clann Eireann GAC, Clan ...
s in 1978, 1979 and 1982. Her mother was a teacher. She has one sibling, a sister Joanne. O'Hanlon was educated at
Sacred Heart Grammar School
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, is a grammar school with 855 students and 51 full-time teachers. Established in 1930 by the Sisters of St. Clare. It is one of Northern Ireland’s top grammar schools.
Brief h ...
and at
Queen's University Belfast
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
.
O'Hanlon began playing both Gaelic football and
netball
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at an early age.
Her family home is in
Bessbrook
Bessbrook ( Irish: ''An Sruthán'') is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles (5 km) northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line. Today t ...
,
County Armagh
County Armagh ( ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It is located in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and adjoins the southern shore of Lough Neagh. It borders t ...
.
O'Hanlon is a doctor and studied medicine at Queen's. She has worked at both
Craigavon Area Hospital
Craigavon Area Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the main Hospital in the South of Northern Ireland and serves an estimated 241,000 people from the boroughs/districts of Craigav ...
and
Daisy Hill Hospital
Daisy Hill Hospital is an acute teaching hospital located in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough Road. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
Histo ...
and as a
GP in the
Newcastle
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*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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and
Dundrum areas of
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...
.
Netball
Clubs
Larkfield
O'Hanlon plays
netball
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for the
Lisburn
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–based Larkfield club in the Northern Ireland Premier League. She has captained the team to several leagues titles and cup wins.
Her team mates at Larkfield include fellow
Northern Ireland
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internationals,
Neamh Woods and
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 ...
.
Team Northumbria
As part of their preparations for the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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, the
Northern Ireland national netball team
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formed a partnership with
Team Northumbria. This saw O'Hanlon and six other Northern Ireland internationals – Oonagh McCullough,
Noleen Lennon
Noleen Lennon (born 22 March 1984), also known as Noleen Armstrong, is a former Northern Ireland netball international. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. ...
,
Fionnuala Toner, 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
2014 Netball Superleague season
The 2014 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Zeo Netball Superleague) was the ninth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Manchester Thunder. Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the reg ...
.
O'Hanlon and Toner also played for Team Northumbria during the
2015 season.
UWS Sirens
O'Hanlon played for
UWS Sirens
Strathclyde Sirens are a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Since 2017 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. Sirens also played in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. They were originally known as the S ...
during the
2017 Netball Superleague season
The 2017 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Netball Superleague) was the twelfth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Wasps. In the grand final Wasps defeated regular season winners, Lou ...
.
Manchester Thunder
In
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
O'Hanlon began playing for
Manchester Thunder
Manchester Thunder are an English netball team based in Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Super League. In 2005–06, Thunder were founding members of the league. They were Super League champions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022 ...
.
She was a member of the Manchester Thunder team that won the
2019 and 2022 Netball Superleague.
International
Northern Ireland
O'Hanlon was a member of the
Northern Ireland
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teams at the
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
,
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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 matches ...
s and at the
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
and
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland teams that won the 2009 and 2015
Nations Cups. She was Player of the Tournament at the latter tournament.
She was also a member of the Northern Ireland teams that were silver medallists at the 2012 and
2017 European Netball Championship
The 2017 European Netball Championship was held in Cardiff was held from 6-8 October 2017. The winners were England over Northern Ireland second. Third was Scotland ahead of hosts Wales fourth. Invited team Fiji were fifth.
Results Table
† Inv ...
s.
She captained Northern Ireland at both the
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
and at the
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 matches ...
.
She also carried the
flag of Northern Ireland
The only official flag for Northern Ireland is the Union Flag, the flag of the United Kingdom; there is no official local flag that represents only Northern Ireland. The flying of various flags in Northern Ireland is a significant sectarian is ...
during the
2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
O'Hanlon is one of several of several
Ladies' Gaelic football
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ers to play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include
Neamh Woods (
Tyrone), Laura Mason (
Down) and
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 ...
,
Emma and
Michelle Magee (all
Antrim).
Great Britain
O'Hanlon has also represented
Great Britain
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at university level. She has played both for and against the Great Britain university team.
Gaelic football
Club level
At club level, O'Hanlon plays for
St Patrick's Carrickcruppen. In 2010 she captained the club to their first Armagh Senior Ladies' Football Championship. She was named player of the match in the final after scoring 1–6.
O'Hanlon scored 0–4 for
Queen's University in the 2014
O'Connor Cup final as they lost 3–7 to 1–9 against
University of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in Septemb ...
.
Inter-county
Since 2000 O'Hanlon has played senior
Ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football () is an Irish team sport for women. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a round ball toward ...
for , representing her county in senior competitions such as the
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 Ulster Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the
Ladies' National Football League. She played for Armagh in the
2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured and . Armagh led 1–4 to 0–3 at half-time but a goal from player of the match, Nollaig Cleary, helped Cork to a one-point win.
It was also the second of five consecuti ...
against . Cork won 1–7 to 1–6. O'Hanlon scored 0–2 in the final.
In 2014 she captained Armagh to the Ulster title, defeating 2–14 to 1–8 in the final. O'Hanlon scored 1–2 in the final.
In 2015 she captained Armagh to the 2015 Ladies' National Football League Division 2 title.
In 2006, 2012 and 2014 O'Hanlon was selected as an
All Star
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Sports
"All-star" as a sport ...
. In 2012 she was named the
TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year and in 2014 she was named the
TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year. She was the first non-Cork player to win the award.
International rules football
O'Hanlon was a member of the
Ireland women's international rules football team
The Ireland women's international rules football team was organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and represented Ireland in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series against Australia women's international rules football team, Aus ...
that defeated
Australia
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in the
2006 Ladies' International Rules Series
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.
Honours
Individual
*Northern Ireland Sportswoman of the Year
** 2010
Netball
;
Northern Ireland
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*
Nations Cup
**''Winners'': 2009, 2015: 2
*
European Netball Championship
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**''Runner up'': 2012,
2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
: 2
;
Manchester Thunder
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*
Netball Superleague
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**''Winners'':
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
: 1
;Larkfield
*NI Premier League
**''Winners'': 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017: 4 ?
Gaelic football
;
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
*
All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
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**''Runners Up'':
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
*Ulster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
**''Winners'': 2014
*
Ladies' National Football League Division 2
**''Winners'': 2015
;
St Patrick's Carrickcruppen
*Armagh Senior Ladies' Football Championship
**''Winners'': 2015
;
Queen's University
*
O'Connor Cup
**''Runner up'': 2014
;Individual
*
All Stars
An all-star is an individual with a high level of performance in their field.
All-star or All Star may also refer to:
Awards
* GAA GPA All Stars Awards, annual awards given to practitioners of Gaelic games
** Camogie All Stars Awards
** Ladies' ...
** 2006, 2012, 2014: 3
*
TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year
** 2014
*
TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year
** 2012
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:OHanlon, Caroline
1984 births
Living people
Armagh ladies' Gaelic footballers
Queen's University Belfast Gaelic footballers
Northern Ireland netball internationals
Netball players from Northern Ireland
Netball Superleague players
Team Northumbria netball players
Sirens Netball players
Manchester Thunder players
Ireland women's international rules football team players
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
Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
21st-century medical doctors from Northern Ireland
21st-century women medical doctors from Northern Ireland
General practitioners from Northern Ireland
Women medical doctors from Northern Ireland
People from Bessbrook
Sportspeople from Newry
2011 World Netball Championships players
Medical doctors from County Down
Leeds Rhinos netball players
21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland