Dermot McCabe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
17 May 1976[1] County Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2[1] in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Gowna | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cavan titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1995–2009 | Cavan | 70 (7–133) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Dermot McCabe (born 17 May 1976) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player, for Gowna and the Cavan county team. He has been manager of the Westmeath county team since 2024.
Summary
[edit]McCabe emerged on the Cavan team that lost the 1995 Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) final to Tyrone. He helped Cavan reach the 1996 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final, but lost to Kerry. In 1997, McCabe played on the Cavan team that won the Ulster SFC, beating Derry at St Tiernach's Park. He won an All Star that year. McCabe played for Ireland against Australia in the revived 1998 International Rules Series, scoring 14 points. He was selected again for Ireland when they won the 2001 International Rules Series.[2][3]
In 2011, he was part of the Cavan minor team management when they won the Ulster Minor Football Championship.[4] In October 2024, he began managing Westmeath.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Cavan
- Gowna
- Cavan Senior Football Championship (6): 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002
- Individual
- All Star Award (1): 1997
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cavan's Dermot McCabe". Hogan Stand. 5 January 1996.
- ^ Keys, Colm (28 April 2009). "McCabe's future on rocks after challenge no-show". Irish Independent.
- ^ "125 – Cavan Player List". 11 February 2009.
- ^ "McCabe hails 'great bunch'". Hogan Stand. 18 July 2011.
- ^ Lynagh, Marie (15 October 2024). "Dermot McCabe ratified as new Westmeath senior football manager".
External links
[edit]- GAA Info Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- 1997 Ulster Final