John McAreavey (Gaelic footballer)
John McAreavey is an accountant. His uncle is John McAreavey, former Bishop of the Diocese of Dromore.[1][2]
Playing career
Club
McAreavey is captain of his club Tullylish. In October 2010, he captained Tullylish to the Down Intermediate Football Championship beating neighbours and rivals Annaclone by a point in the final. McAreavey was named "man-of-the-match". He had also played a crucial role in the semi-final, scoring a late equaliser and then setting up the winner. Prior to this the club had not won anything since a junior title in 1968. The win meant promotion for Tullylish to the Down Senior Football Championship the following season.[1]
Inter-county
McAreavey made his debut for Down in 2008. He scored 2-3 in his first senior appearance which came against Donegal in the Dr. McKenna Cup. He made a substitute appearance in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2008 quarter-final against Wexford at Croke Park. He was selected for the Down panel in 2011, months after his wife Michaela Harte, daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, was murdered on their honeymoon in Mauritius.[3]
Honours
- Dr McKenna Cup (1) 2008
- Down Intermediate Football Championship (1) 2010 (c)
- Down Intermediate Football final Man of the Match (1) 2010
- Down ACFL Division 3 (1) 2009
References
- ^ a b Crowe, Dermot (16 January 2011). "Like her father, Michaela saw no distinction between the sport she loved and the life she lived". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (10 January 2011). "Michaela Harte found dead on honeymoon in Mauritius". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
Michaela Harte was in Mauritius with her new husband the Co.Down Gaelic footballer John McAreavey, who is the bishop's nephew.
- ^ "McAreavey named in down squad". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.