Cathal Muckian (born 30 November 1951) was an Irish footballer who played

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football during the 1970s and early 80s. Muckian played for five clubs, notably

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and Dundalk FC. In 1978, he was called into the

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national team by John Giles for an international friendly against

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and won his first and only full

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