Joyce McMullin is an Irish former

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er who played for Four Masters and the Donegal county team. He was a member of the team that won Donegal's first

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title in 1992, and was selected as an

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in 1990. Born in

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, McMullin played senior football for Donegal from 1983 to 1999.

Playing career

Club

McMullin played with Four Masters, his local club in

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, from an early age. He was part of the team which won the club's first two

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medals, in 1982 and 1984, before emigration led to a decline in the club's fortunes for the rest of his tenure there.

Inter-county

He won the

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with Donegal. McMullin made his senior debut for Donegal in 1981, at the age of 18. He helped them to win the 1983

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, playing against

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in that year's final. He was again part of the provincial championship winning side of 1990, the same year as he was awarded his only

. He played against

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in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal. In 1992, he again won an Ulster Championship medal, and this time, helped his team to win the All-Ireland final as well. It was shortly before this match that the manager at the time,

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was informed that McMullin's brother, Gerard, had died from cancer. He chose not to inform McMullin or anyone else on the team until after the match. It later emerged that there had been a miscommunication, and that McMullin's brother had not died. He did so a year later. Joyce McMullin was part of the Donegal Masters' wins in 2002 and 2003.

References

External links

Joyce McMullin
at gaainfo.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcmullin, Joyce 1963 births Living people Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Four Masters Gaelic footballers Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)

Playing career

Club

Inter-county

See also

References

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