Dearbháile Beirne

Dearbháile Beirne (/ˈdɜːrvlə ˈbɜːrn/; born 5 August 1998) is an Irish dual code footballer from Mohill in County Leitrim. In soccer she plays for Peamount United of the Women's National League (WNL) and has represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team at youth and senior level. She has also played Ladies' Gaelic football for Leitrim GAA, competing in the Ladies' National Football League and All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.

Dearbháile Beirne
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
Place of birth Mohill, Ireland
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Peamount United
Number 17
Youth career
Peamount United
2014–2015 Shelbourne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Shelbourne
2016–2018 UCD Waves
2018– Peamount United
National team‡
2018– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

In summer 2015 Beirne was elevated from Shelbourne's youth team into the club's new Women's National League squad.[1] In the 2015–16 season she featured as Shelbourne were edged out by Wexford Youths in both the WNL Shield final and a play-off for the League title.[2][3] For the transitional 2016 season Beirne moved to UCD Waves. She played in the 2017 FAI Women's Cup final for UCD Waves at the Aviva Stadium, but they were upset 1–0 by Cork City.[4]

During the 2018 season Beirne returned to Peamount United. She was Cup-tied for their 2018 WNL Cup final win over Wexford Youths.[5] In 2019 "The Peas" recaptured the League title for the first time since 2011–12.[6] Beirne also played in Peamount's 2018 and 2019 FAI Women's Cup final defeats by Wexford Youths.[7][8]

International career

Youth

Beirne represented Ireland at schoolgirl level in 2012–13 while she attended Mohill Community College.[9] In May 2014 she was named in the national under-16 squad for a UEFA development tournament in Switzerland.[10]

She represented the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team in the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification elite round mini tournament at Turners Cross, featuring in a 2–0 win over England.[11] At the final tournament in Iceland, Beirne was included in the Ireland squad who were eliminated after losing all three group matches.

While enrolled at University College Dublin, Beirne was selected to represent Ireland at the 2017 Summer Universiade.[12]

Senior

Coach Colin Bell called up Beirne to the senior national team for the first time in summer 2017, for two friendlies against Iceland and Scotland ahead of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying series.[13]

On 9 October 2018 Beirne won her first senior cap in a 4–0 friendly defeat in Poland. She entered play as a 90th-minute substitute for Claire O'Riordan.[14][15]

Gaelic football

During her soccer career Beirne continued to play Ladies' Gaelic football for the Mohill GAA club[16] and her county, Leitrim GAA.[17]

Personal life

Beirne has appeared in the Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) television series Ireland's Fittest Family with her father Michael and older brothers Jonathan and Keith. In Series three (2015) they were eliminated in the heats, but they returned in series five (2017) to win the competition and secure the €15,000 prize.[18]

References
  1. "Dearbhaile Beirne". Extratime.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "Wexford edge Shels in WNL Shield Final". wnl.fai.ie. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. "WNL Play-Off Report: Shelbourne Ladies 1–2 Wexford Youths Women". www.extratime.ie. 22 May 2016.
  4. "Moment of magic wins Women's FAI Cup final for Cork City". Irish Independent. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. Leonard, Stephen (14 September 2018). "Peamount back on the brink of cup glory". Echo.ie. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. "Champions Peamount United lead way on Team of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. "Wexford Youths seal the treble thanks to Katrina Parrock's first-half winner". independent.
  8. Leahy, Ed (3 November 2019). "Wexford Youths swing five-goal thriller to win FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Dearbhaile Beirne". FAI Schools. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  10. "Dearbhaile Beirne named in Ireland U-16 squad". Leitrim Observer. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. "Anxious wait for Dearbhaile Beirne and Ireland U-17s". Leitrim Observer. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  12. McDermott, Kevin (19 August 2017). "Leitrim pair were unused subs as Ireland get opening game draw". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  13. Boland, Daithi (23 June 2017). "Dearbhaile Beirne looks to gain more experience from Ireland camp". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  14. "Ireland WNT: Four second-half goals ensure Poland defeat". FAI.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  15. "Leitrim's Dearbhaile Beirne makes Ireland debut against Poland". Leitrim Observer. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  16. Connolly, John (19 September 2020). "Beirne leads dominant Mohill to victory over Dromahair in McGovern London Ladies Intermediate Final". Leitrim Observer. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  17. "After Three Defeats Leitrim End Sligo Hoodoo". Connacht Ladies Gaelic Football. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  18. Quinlan, Áilín (29 December 2017). "A summer the Ireland's Fittest Family winners will never forget". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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