Meath's Dearbhla O'Carroll NAME: Dearbhla O'Carroll DATE OF BIRTH: 30-1-72 HEIGHT: 5' 9" WEIGHT: 10st 7lbs CLUB: Seneschalstown COUNTY: Meath NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 All-Ireland, 2 Inter Provincial, 1 Senior club, 3 Junior Club, 3 Leinster Senior Championship, 1 Leinster Junior Championship, 3 National League medals, County Senior Player of the Year 1997 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): 3 Camogie Senior Championship medals, 1 Leinster B medal, represented Leinster in camogie and hockey on several occasions TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Jenny Greenan FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park HOBBIES: Football, camogie, hockey, horses and socialising FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Anybody who does not train! MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: I can't remember any particular moment, there's probably been a few! FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Suzanne Kelly, Eimear McAuley, Christine O'Brien, Jackie Shiels INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Christy Regan, Seneschalstown GFC THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the Leinster Final in 1999 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing to Monaghan in the 1998 All-Ireland semi final in Summerhill OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Mary Sheridan, Fiona Mahon, Eimear McAuley, Jackie Shiels WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: At the moment, I don't think the ladies game needs any changes DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: I think the huge sacrifices players make to play with their county should be acknowledged and appreciated more RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: John Keane, Limerick PRO of the Football Board, Willie Keane - ex Limerick hurler, Helen Kiely - Tipperary camogie, Eimear O'Carroll - sister who is also a footballer for Seneschalstown and Meath PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: The Pope - to straighten up my right foot! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Asshole' - but it is only said humourously PET HATES: A lack of punctuality! FAVOURITE MUSIC: Trad/rock music FAVOURITE FILM: Beaches WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Build a sports complex and a gaelic football pitch for the ladies board in Navan PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Saddam Hussein IDEAL DATE: My boyfriend Ciarán McNelis when he's not giving out!! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As a great sportsperson Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 14th January 2000 Vol 10 No 2 Tweet

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