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Emma Magee
Personal information
Full name Emma Magee
Born (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 26) [1]
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
School St. Dominic's Grammar School
University Northumbria University
Relatives Michelle Magee (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
201x– Westside
Years National team(s) Caps
201x– Northern Ireland

Emma Magee (born 11 November 1997) is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She was a member of the Northern Ireland team at the 2019 Netball World Cup. Her younger sister, Michelle Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer.

Early life, family and education[edit]

Magee was educated at St. Dominic's Grammar School where she played ladies' Gaelic football for the school team.[2] Her younger sister, Michelle Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. Their father, Jim Magee, is an assistant manager/coach with the senior Antrim ladies' Gaelic football team.[3][4][5][6] Between 2016 and 2019, Magee attended Northumbria University where she gained a first class honours BA in Psychology with Sport and Exercise Science.[7]

Netball[edit]

Clubs[edit]

At club level Magee has played for Westside in Northern Ireland.[6][8][9][10]

Northern Ireland[edit]

Magee captained the Northern Ireland under-21 team at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[11] She was also a member of the senior Northern Ireland team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.[12][13][14] Magee and her sister, Michelle, belong to a group of senior Ladies' Gaelic footballers who also play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include Michelle Drayne (Antrim), Neamh Woods (Tyrone) and Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh).[4]

Tournaments Place
2017 Netball World Youth Cup[11] 16th
2019 Netball World Cup[1][4][12][13][14] 10th
2019 European Netball Championship[15] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Gaelic games[edit]

Michelle Magee
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Position Forward
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Brigids
Carryduff
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
201x–
 Antrim

Clubs[edit]

Magee has played ladies' Gaelic football at club level for St Brigids[16] and Carryduff.[3] In 2017 Emma and Michelle Magee were both members of the Carryduff team that won the Down Ladies' Senior Football Championship.[4][17]

Inter-county[edit]

Emma and Michelle Magee have also represented Antrim in competitions such as the Ladies' National Football League and All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.[4][18][19][20] In 2019 Emma was a member of the Antrim team that won the Ulster Junior Ladies' Football Championship.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Emma Magee". www.nwc2019.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "St Dominic's take Ulster title with facile win". belfastmediagroup.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Magees seeing double on the football field". belfastmediagroup.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Gaelic football fuelling Northern Ireland's Netball World Cup bid across the water". www.the42.ie. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Antrim manager Sean O'Kane sets priorities for Antrim ladies football success". www.irishnews.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "South Belfast quartet star at Netball World Cup". belfastmediagroup.com. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Emma Magee". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Emma Magee". netballni.org. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ "NI get a World Cup boost thanks to new arrival Craig". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ^ "O'Hanlon named NI World Cup captain". www.ulstergazette.co.uk. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b "U21 Team Travel to World Youth Cup". netballni.org. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Netball World Cup 2019: Caroline O'Hanlon to lead Northern Ireland". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Netball World Cup: Northern Ireland beat Barbados in final group game". www.bbc.co.uk. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Netball World Cup: NI finish 10th after losing to Trinidad and Tobago". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  15. ^ "NI suffer real blow in hunt for Euro delight". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Under 14 Girls – start the season with a win". thesaffrongael.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Carryduff Ladies Win Senior Championship to Claim County Double". carryduffgac.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Ladies: Antrim dig deep to edge Louth in extra-time". hoganstand.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Antrim ladies cruelly edged out by Fermanagh". thesaffrongael.com. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  20. ^ "TG4 All Ireland Championship Junior Semi-Finals" (PDF). ladiesgaelic.ie. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Antrim surge back to take Ulster title". thesaffrongael.com. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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