Niamh McEvoy (footballer, born 1990) explained

Niamh McEvoy
Birth Date:2 October 1990 [1] [2]
Sport:Ladies' Gaelic football
Code:Ladies' football
Occupation:Teacher
Height:176 cm
Club:St Sylvester's
→ DIT
Clyears:
2018–2019
Clposition:Full forward
Counties:Dublin
Icyears:2010–
Icposition:Full forward
Icallireland:4
Nfl:1
Allstars:1

Niamh McEvoy (born 2 October 1990) is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer and an Australian rules footballer with Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's. McEvoy was a member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was also a member of the Dublin team that won the 2018 Ladies' National Football League.

Early life and education

McEvoy is from Malahide. She recalls attending the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final when she was 12 with her father, Dave.[3] She attended Malahide Community School where she played ladies' Gaelic football and captained the basketball team.[4] [5] [6] [7] Between 2009 and 2012 she attended Trinity College Dublin where she qualified as a primary school teacher.[8] Between 2018 and 2019 she completed a MSc in Business and Entrepreneurship at Dublin Institute of Technology.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Gaelic football

Clubs

At club level, McEvoy has played for St Sylvester's[14] [15] [16] [17] and DIT.[18] [19] [20]

Inter-county

Together with Noëlle Healy, Sinéad Goldrick and Hannah Tyrrell, McEvoy was part of a generation of Dublin ladies' footballers who won All-Ireland titles at under-14, under-16 and under-18 levels before playing for the senior team.[21] [22] [23] [24] McEvoy 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. She came on as a second-half substitute, replacing the player sharing her name, Niamh McEvoy of Parnells.[25] [26] McEvoy established herself as a regular in the Dublin team during the 2010s, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[27] [28] She was subsequently a member of the Dublin teams that won the 2017,[29] [30] [31] 2018[32] [33] and 2019 All-Ireland finals.[34] [35] [36] She was a member of the Dublin team that won the 2018 Ladies' National Football League.[37] [38] In 2019 McEvoy won her first All Star award.[39]

All-Ireland FinalsPlaceOpponentGoal/Points
12004 Under-14[40] WinnersMayo1–0
22006 Under-16[41] WinnersCork1–0
32008 Under-18[42] WinnersTyrone0–0
42010[43] [44] WinnersTyrone0–0
52014[45] Runner upCork0–0
62015[46] Runner up0–1
72016[47] Runner upCork0–1
82017[48] [49] [50] WinnersMayo1–1
92018[51] [52] Winners0–1
102019[53] [54] [55] WinnersGalway0–1

Australian rules football

Fullname:Niamh McEvoy
Birth Date:2 October 1990
Draftpick:2019 rookie signing
Debutdate:Round 2, 2020
Debutstadium:VU Whitten Oval
Height:176 cm
Guernsey:17
Years1:2020–2021
Games Goals1:8 (1)
Statsend:the 2021 season

In October 2019, McEvoy and her Dublin teammate Sinéad Goldrick signed to play for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) in 2020.[56] [57] [58] [59] She made her AFL Women's debut in round 2 of the 2020 season against the at VU Whitten Oval, after missing the opening round through illness.[60] In April 2021, McEvoy announced her retirement from Australian rules football.[61]

Personal life

Between 2012 and 2018, McEvoy worked as a primary school teacher at schools such as Holywell Educate Together National School in Swords, Dublin.[62] [63] [64] McEvoy is in a relationship with Dublin county footballer Dean Rock.[29] [65] [66]

Honours

Dublin
Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niamh McEvoy. womens.afl. 4 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Niamh McEvoy. melbournefc.com.au. 4 January 2020.
  3. Web site: 'When I started playing football, it was all about the men': How women's football is coming of age. www.independent.ie. 14 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Malahide Community School, Dublin v St. Mary's, Naas, Kildare - Girls U19 B Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 22 January 2020. 26 January 2009.
  5. Web site: Malahide Community School v Our Lady and Saint Patricks - U19B Girls - Schools League Finals Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 22 January 2020. 25 March 2009.
  6. Web site: Jackies win Awards for Sporting Excellence. dublinladiesgaelic.ie. 22 January 2020. 5 June 2009.
  7. Web site: McEvoy proves to be a great school skipper. www.independent.ie. 22 January 2020. 24 June 2009.
  8. Web site: Niamh McEvoy. www.linkedin.com. 24 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Niamh McEvoy. www.linkedin.com. 24 September 2019.
  10. Web site: 'The onus is on players to produce a spectacle' - Double-headers can show rising standards, says Dublin star. www.the42.ie. 22 January 2019. 24 September 2019.
  11. Web site: 'We could have easily given up' - Blues Sisters chasing another day in the sun. www.the42.ie. 16 September 2018. 24 September 2019.
  12. Web site: TG4 Ladies All Ireland Final 2018. www.dit.ie. 3 July 2018. 24 September 2019.
  13. Web site: McEvoy wary of test from the west. www.independent.ie. 14 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Niamh McEvoy. dublinladiesgaelic.ie. 19 September 2019.
  15. Web site: 'When our training schedules are heavy we're still getting to hang out' - Dubs football stars Niamh McEvoy and Dean Rock move in together. www.independent.ie. 29 September 2018. 22 September 2019.
  16. Web site: Niamh McEvoy – "I had to play with the boys until I was 12". www.hendicottwriting.com. 25 September 2016. 24 September 2019.
  17. Web site: McEvoy well aware of All-Ireland defeat pain. www.gaa.ie. 13 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  18. Web site: 'The onus is on players to produce a spectacle' - Double-headers can show rising standards, says Dublin star. www.the42.ie. 22 January 2019. 24 September 2019.
  19. Web site: 2019 Gourmet Food Parlour HEC Ladies Football Championship Launch Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 22 January 2019. 24 September 2019.
  20. Web site: McEvoy and Jackies won't rest on their laurels ahead of hat-trick bid. www.independent.ie. 23 January 2019. 24 September 2019.
  21. Web site: 'We could have easily given up' - Blues Sisters chasing another day in the sun. www.the42.ie. 16 September 2018. 24 September 2019.
  22. Web site: Dublin capture U-14 Title. ladiesgaelic.ie. 3 August 2004. 4 October 2019.
  23. Web site: Match Report and photos of the Dublin U-16 Team. ladiesgaelic.ie. 21 March 2018. 18 September 2006.
  24. Web site: Dublin Minors - All Ireland Champions 2008. dublinladiesgaelic.ie. 21 March 2018. 4 August 2008.
  25. Web site: McEvoy wary of test from the west. www.independent.ie. 14 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  26. Web site: TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship final. ladiesgaelic.ie. 29 September 2010. 4 April 2018.
  27. Web site: Niamh McEvoy – "I had to play with the boys until I was 12". www.hendicottwriting.com. 25 September 2016. 24 September 2019.
  28. Web site: McEvoy well aware of All-Ireland defeat pain. www.gaa.ie. 13 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  29. Web site: All Star McEvoy out to shine in Bangkok before cheering on the Dubs. www.rte.ie. 17 March 2018. 26 September 2019.
  30. Web site: Dublin's goal rush secures All-Ireland glory. www.rte.ie. 24 September 2017. 18 April 2018.
  31. Web site: Dublin v Mayo - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 18 April 2018. 24 September 2017.
  32. Web site: Dublin make history with back-to-back All-Irelands. www.rte.ie. 14 November 2018. 16 September 2018.
  33. Web site: Cork v Dublin - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 15 November 2018. 16 September 2018.
  34. Web site: Niamh McEvoy: My Dublin team-mates. www.rte.ie. 13 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  35. Web site: Dublin grind down Galway to seal three-in-a-row. www.rte.ie. 15 September 2019. 19 September 2019.
  36. Web site: Dublin v Galway - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 20 September 2019. 15 September 2019.
  37. Web site: Dublin women see off Mayo to earn maiden league title. www.irishtimes.com. 6 May 2018. 7 May 2018.
  38. Web site: Aherne the star turn as Dublin blitz Mayo to secure first league crown. www.the42.ie. 7 May 2018. 6 May 2018.
  39. Web site: Three-in-a-row All-Ireland winners Dublin lead the way with seven All-Stars. www.the42.ie. 17 November 2019. 25 November 2019.
  40. Web site: Dublin capture U-14 Title. ladiesgaelic.ie. 3 August 2004. 4 October 2019.
  41. Web site: Match Report and photos of the Dublin U-16 Team. ladiesgaelic.ie. 21 March 2018. 18 September 2006.
  42. Web site: Dublin Minors - All Ireland Champions 2008. dublinladiesgaelic.ie. 21 March 2018. 4 August 2008.
  43. Web site: TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship final. ladiesgaelic.ie. 29 September 2010. 4 April 2018.
  44. Web site: Dublin Ladies complete maiden win of All-Ireland Football title. www.breakingnews.ie. 26 September 2010. 4 April 2018.
  45. Web site: All Ireland Ladies Football Senior Final – Cork 2-13 Dublin 2-12. munster.gaa.ie. 28 September 2014. 12 April 2018.
  46. Web site: Dublin v Cork - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 13 April 2018. 27 September 2015.
  47. Web site: Drama as Cork edge out Dublin to seal six-in-a-row. www.rte.ie. 25 September 2016. 16 April 2018.
  48. Web site: All Star McEvoy out to shine in Bangkok before cheering on the Dubs. www.rte.ie. 17 March 2018. 26 September 2019.
  49. Web site: Dublin's goal rush secures All-Ireland glory. www.rte.ie. 24 September 2017. 18 April 2018.
  50. Web site: Dublin v Mayo - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 18 April 2018. 24 September 2017.
  51. Web site: Dublin make history with back-to-back All-Irelands. www.rte.ie. 14 November 2018. 16 September 2018.
  52. Web site: Cork v Dublin - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 15 November 2018. 16 September 2018.
  53. Web site: Niamh McEvoy: My Dublin team-mates. www.rte.ie. 13 September 2019. 24 September 2019.
  54. Web site: Dublin grind down Galway to seal three-in-a-row. www.rte.ie. 15 September 2019. 19 September 2019.
  55. Web site: Dublin v Galway - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos. www.sportsfile.com. 20 September 2019. 15 September 2019.
  56. Web site: All-Ireland winning Dublin duo sign for AFLW side Melbourne - making it 18 Irish for 2020. www.the42.ie. 9 October 2019. 2 October 2019.
  57. Web site: Dubs duo McEvoy and Goldrick sign for ALFW side Melbourne. www.rte.ie. 9 October 2019. 2 October 2019.
  58. Web site: Dublin duo Sinéad Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy sign for Australian side Melbourne FC. www.independent.ie. 9 October 2019. 2 October 2019.
  59. News: Nobes. Caitlin. AFLW: Melbourne welcomes two Irish stars. www.melbournefc.com.au. 2 October 2019. 9 October 2019.
  60. News: Gibson. Ben. McEvoy to debut against Dogs. melbournefc.com.au. 13 February 2020. 17 February 2020.
  61. News: Dublin star calls time on Aussie Rules career after two seasons at Melbourne. Emma. Duffy. The42. 16 April 2021.
  62. Web site: Niamh McEvoy. www.linkedin.com. 24 September 2019.
  63. Web site: 'We could have easily given up' - Blues Sisters chasing another day in the sun. www.the42.ie. 16 September 2018. 24 September 2019.
  64. Web site: All Star McEvoy out to shine in Bangkok before cheering on the Dubs. www.rte.ie. 17 March 2018. 26 September 2019.
  65. Web site: 'When our training schedules are heavy we're still getting to hang out' - Dubs football stars Niamh McEvoy and Dean Rock move in together. www.independent.ie. 29 September 2018. 22 September 2019.
  66. Web site: Double take: Two Dublin GAA WAGs wear the same colourful dress to celebrate team's win. www.independent.ie. 3 October 2016. 24 September 2019.

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