Emma Magee
Gaelic footballer and netball player
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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.
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| Full name | Emma Magee | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1997 [1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Michelle Magee (sister) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Dominic's Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||
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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 first class honours 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]
Gaelic games
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| Sport | Ladies' Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clubs
Magee has played ladies' Gaelic football at club level for St Brigids[19] 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][20]
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][21][22][23] In 2019 Emma was a member of the Antrim team that won the Ulster Junior Ladies' Football Championship.[24]