Grace O'Flanagan (born 7 April 1989) 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. In 2009 O'Flanagan also won an Irish Senior Cup final with UCD and in 2012–13 won a

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/Irish Senior Cup double with

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. O'Flanagan is also a qualified doctor.

Early years and education

Between 2001 and 2007 O'Flanagan attended Loreto College, Foxrock. Between 2007 and 2010 she attended

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where she gained a

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in Banking And Finance. Between 2010 and 2016 she attended the

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and subsequently qualified as a doctor. While attending RCSI, O'Flanagan also played for the college's hockey team.

Club career

UCD

Between 2007 and 2010 O'Flanagan played for UCD. In addition to playing as a goalkeeper for the first team she also served as club treasurer. In 2009 she kept goal for UCD as they defeated

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4–1 in the Irish Senior Cup final.

Railway Union

In 2012–13 O'Flanagan was a member of the

team that won a national double, winning both the

and the Irish Senior Cup. In the cup final Railway Union defeated UCD 3–2. O'Flanagan's teammates at Railway Union included

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and

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, Emer Lucey and Kate McKenna. O'Flanagan has also represented Railway Union in

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club competitions, including the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.

Ireland international

O'Flanagan made her senior debut for

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in 2012. She subsequently represented Ireland at the

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. On 22 July 2017 at the

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, after Ayeisha McFerran was sin-binned in the seventh and eighth place play-off against

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, O'Flanagan came on as replacement. With her first touch she saved the subsequent

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. Ireland were 1–0 down at the time but eventually went onto win 2–1. Ireland's seventh-place finish in at the tournament eventually saw them qualify for the

. At the

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, O'Flanagan was Ireland's first choice goalkeeper. O'Flanagan represented Ireland at the

and was a member of the team that won the silver medal. During the tournament she served as the reserve goalkeeper to Ayeisha McFerran. She featured in several games during the tournament, including the pool stage game against

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and in the final against the

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Personal life

O'Flanagan is a qualified doctor. Since January 2018 she has worked as a

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at the

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. She has previously trained at

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and St. Vincent's University Hospital.

Honours

;

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**''Runners Up'':

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

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;Railway Union * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2012–13 *

**''Winners'': 2012–13 ; UCD * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2008–09

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OFlanagan, Grace 1989 births Living people Irish female field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) Female field hockey goalkeepers Ireland international women's field hockey players UCD Ladies' Hockey Club players Railway Union field hockey players Alumni of University College Dublin Alumni of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 21st-century Irish medical doctors Women's Irish Hockey League players Field hockey players from County Dublin People educated at Loreto College, Foxrock Irish women medical doctors 21st-century Irish women medical doctors 21st-century Irish sportswomen