Emma Magee

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.

Emma Magee
Personal information
Full name Emma Magee
Born (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 [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

Early life, family and education

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 BA in Psychology with Sport and Exercise Science.[7]

Netball

Clubs

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

Northern Ireland

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]

Gaelic games
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

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

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
  1. "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. "Magees seeing double on the football field". belfastmediagroup.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. "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. "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. "U21 Team Travel to World Youth Cup". netballni.org. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. "Netball World Cup 2019: Caroline O'Hanlon to lead Northern Ireland". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. "Netball World Cup: Northern Ireland beat Barbados in final group game". www.bbc.co.uk. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. "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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