James McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)

James McCarthy (born 1 March 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and for the Dublin county team. His father John was a senior footballer with Dublin who won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on three occasions. He was a student at Sacred Heart BNS Ballygall and St Kevin's College in Ballygall. He attended DCU where he was a defender for the Gaelic football team.[1]

James McCarthy

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Mac Cártaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfield
Born	1 March 1990 Dublin, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballymun Kickhams
Club titles
Dublin titles	2
Leinster titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	DCU
College titles
Sigerson titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2010–	Dublin	22 (1-2)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	10
All-Irelands	8
NFL	5
All Stars	3

He won the 2010 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Dublin. He made his championship debut for Dublin against Laois in the quarter-final of the 2011 Leinster Championship,[2] winning his first Leinster Senior Football Championship against Wexford at Croke Park in July that year.[3] Dublin progressed to an All-Ireland final against Kerry,[4] and McCarthy won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11.[5] McCarthy was nominated for GAA GPA Young Player of the Year for his performances.

Honours

Dublin

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (8): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Leinster Senior Football Championship (10): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• National Football League (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
• All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship (1): 2010
• Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2010

Ballymun Kickhams

• Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2012
• Dublin Senior Football Championship (2): 2012, 2020

DCU

• Sigerson Cup (1): 2012
• O'Byrne Cup (1): 2012

Individual

• All Star (3): 2014, 2017, 2018
• In May 2020, the Irish Independent named McCarthy at number eighteen in its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".[6]

References

1. Keane, Paul (28 March 2016). "Donegal turn blind eye to James McCarthy incident". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 March 2016. It was McCarthy's tangle with Donegal substitute Martin McElhinney, ironically an ex-team-mate at DCU, that was particularly controversial as the Dublin defender's left hand made contact with McElhinney's eye area.
2. Hill 16 – The Official Dublin County Board Website. Hill16.ie (2011-06-05). Retrieved on 2011-10-12.
3. Hill 16 – The Official Dublin County Board Website. Hill16.ie (2011-07-10). Retrieved on 2011-10-12.
4. "News".
5. "News".
6. Breheny, Martin (30 May 2020). "Revealed: The Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 30 May 2020.