Emma Magee (born 11 November 1997) is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim

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er. She was a member of the Northern Ireland team at the

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. Her younger sister,

Michelle Magee Michelle Magee (born 13 January 2000) is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. Her older ...

, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer.

Early life, family and education

Magee was educated at St. Dominic's Grammar School where she played

for the school team. Her younger sister,

, 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. Between 2016 and 2019, Magee attended

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where she gained a first class honours BA in Psychology with Sport and Exercise Science.

Netball

Clubs

At club level Magee has played for Westside in

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Northern Ireland

Magee captained the

under-21 team at the

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. She was also a member of the senior Northern Ireland team at the

. Magee and her sister, Michelle, belong to a group of senior

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ers who also play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include

Michelle Drayne Michelle Drayne (born 22 September 1988) is a Northern Ireland netball international and a former Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She ...

( Antrim), Neamh Woods ( Tyrone) and

Caroline O'Hanlon Caroline O'Hanlon is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Armagh ladies' Gaelic footballer. She has also represented Ireland at international rules. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netball ...

(

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Gaelic games

Clubs

Magee has played

at club level for St Brigids and

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. In 2017 Emma and

were both members of the Carryduff team that won the Down Ladies' Senior Football Championship.

Inter-county

Emma and

have also represented Antrim in competitions such as the

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and All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship. In 2019 Emma was a member of the Antrim team that won the

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Junior Ladies' Football Championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magee, Emma 1997 births Living people Northern Ireland netball internationals 2019 Netball World Cup players Sportspeople from Belfast Carryduff Gaelic footballers Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballers People educated at St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls Alumni of Northumbria University Netball players from Northern Ireland 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland