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Sinéad Goldrick
Goldrick playing Australian rules football with Melbourne in February 2021
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Position Right half back
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 34)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Nickname Goldie [2][3]
Club(s)
Years Club
200x–
2008–2011
2011–2012
 Foxrock–Cabinteely
→ UCD
→ DIT
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2008–
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 3
NFL 1
All Stars 7

Sinéad Goldrick (born 2 May 1990) is an Irish dual code footballer, playing at the highest level in both Gaelic football and Australian rules football. She captained Dublin ladies in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final and was a member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was also a member of the Dublin team that won the 2018 Ladies' National Football League. In 2019 she won her seventh All Star award. During the 2010s she was also a prominent member of the Foxrock–Cabinteely team that won Dublin and Leinster titles and played in All-Ireland finals. In October 2019 it was announced that Goldrick has agreed to play for Melbourne Football Club of the AFLW in 2020 and she won a premiership with the club in 2022 (AFLW Season 7).

Early years, family and education

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Goldrick attended St. Brigid's Girls National School, Cabinteely. Between 2002 and 2008 she completed her secondary level education at Coláiste Íosagáin in Booterstown. In addition to Gaelic football, in her youth she was involved in various sports and activities including gymnastics, Irish dancing and athletics. She also represented Coláiste Íosagáin at basketball, winning multiple All-Ireland titles. She recalls her father taking her to Croke Park for the first time, when she was about 10, to watch a Dublin team, featuring Jason Sherlock, play against Meath in the Leinster Senior Football Championship.[2][4][5][6][7][8][9] Between 2008 and 2011 she attended University College Dublin where she gained a BSc in Social Sciences. Between 2011 and 2012 she attended the Dublin Institute of Technology where she gained a MSc in Marketing.[3][4][10]

Gaelic football

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Clubs

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Foxrock–Cabinteely

Goldrick began playing for Foxrock–Cabinteely while attending St. Brigid's Girls National School.[8] During the 2010s she was a prominent member of Foxrock Cabinteely teams that won Dublin and Leinster titles and played in All-Ireland finals.[6][9][11][12][13][14]

Season Championship Place Opponent Goal/Points
1 2012 Dublin Winners Na Fianna ?
2 2012 Leinster Runner up Shelmaliers ?
3 2014 [15] Dublin Runner up Na Fianna 0–1
4 2015 [16] Dublin Winners St Brigid's 0–2
5 2015 [17] Leinster Winners Sarsfields (Laois) ?
6 2016 [18] Dublin Winners St Brigid's 0–0
7 2016 [19] Leinster Winners St Laurence's ?
8 2016 [12][20] All-Ireland Runner up Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) 0–0
9 2017 [21][22] Dublin Winners Ballyboden St. Enda's 0–1
10 2017[23] Leinster Winners Confey 0–1
11 2018 [24] Dublin Winners St Brigid's ?
12 2018 [11] Leinster Winners Sarsfields (Laois) 0–0
13 2018 [25][26] All-Ireland Runner up Mourneabbey 0–1
Intervarsity

While attending University College Dublin and the Dublin Institute of Technology, Goldrick also played for UCD GAA and DIT GAA.[4][27]

Inter-county

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Together with Niamh McEvoy, Noëlle Healy and Hannah Tyrrell, Goldrick was part of a generation of Dublin ladies' footballers who won All-Ireland titles at under-14, under-16 and under-18 levels before playing for the senior team.[2][28][29][30][31] Since 2008 she has been a regular member of the Dublin senior panel. However she missed out on the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final after choosing to go travelling in Thailand.[2][32] She captained Dublin in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final.[3][33][34] She was also a member of the Dublin teams that won the 2017,[35][36] 2018[37][38] and 2019 All-Ireland finals. She scored the opening goal for Dublin in the 2019 final.[39][40][41] She was a member of the Dublin team that won the 2018 Ladies' National Football League.[42][43] In 2019 she won her seventh All Star award.[44]

All-Ireland Finals Place Opponent Goal/Points
1 2004 Under-14[28] Winners Mayo 0–1
2 2006 Under-16[29] Winners Cork 0–1
3 2008 Under-18[30] Winners Tyrone 0–1
4 2014 Senior[3][33][34][45] Runner up Cork 0–1
5 2015 Senior[46] Runner up Cork 0–0
6 2016 Senior[47] Runner up Cork 0–0
7 2017 Senior[35][36] Winners Mayo 0–0
8 2018 Senior[37][38] Winners Cork 0–1
9 2019 Senior[39][40][41] Winners Galway 1–0

Australian rules football

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Sinead Goldrick fends off a tackle from Brisbane's Ally Anderson in the AFL Women's season seven Grand Final.

In October 2019 it was announced that Goldrick and her Dublin teammate, Niamh McEvoy, have agreed to play for Melbourne Football Club of the AFLW in 2020.[48][49][50][51] She played all 6 games in her debut year before the 2020 season was cut short, and returned to play in 2021.[52]

Personal life

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Between 2013 and 2018 Goldrick worked for Vodafone Ireland in various roles including as a Vodafone Foundation executive and mobile app developer. She has also worked as a brand ambassador for both Lidl and AIG.[4][33][53] Goldrick is dating the Dublin and Cuala hurler, David Treacy.[3][5][54]

Honours

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Gaelic football

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Dublin
Foxrock–Cabinteely
Individual
  • All Stars
    • Winner: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019: 7

Australian Rules

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References

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