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Michael Darragh MacAuley

Dublin Gaelic footballer

Summary

Dublin Gaelic footballer

Field	Value
image	Michael Darragh MacAuley.jpg
name	Michael Darragh MacAuley
irish	Micheál Darragh Mac Amhalghaidh
nickname	MDMA, Mick
occupation	CEO, Sanctuary Runners
birth_date
birth_place	Dublin, Ireland
height	1.90 m
sport	Gaelic Football
code	Football
county	Dublin
province	Leinster
colleges	Froebel College of Education
Maynooth University
club	Ballyboden St Enda's
clposition	Midfield
clcounty	3
clprovince	2
clallireland	1
counties	Dublin
icyears	2010–2021
icposition	Midfield
icapps(points)	27 (2-06)
icprovince	10
icallireland	8
nfl	5
allstars	1
icupdate	21 January 2021

Maynooth University | clapps(points) = | icapps(points) = 27 (2-06) Michael Darragh MacAuley is a Gaelic footballer who plays club football for Ballyboden St Enda's. He played at inter-county level for the Dublin county team from 2010 until 2020, winning eight All-Ireland medals.

With Ballyboden St Enda's, he won the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. He also won the Dublin Senior Football championship (2009, 2015) and the Leinster Senior Football Club championship (2015). MacAuley was the 2013 GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year.

In 2024, MacAuley took up the position of CEO at Sanctuary Runners, Ireland.

Playing career

Club

MacAuley plays his club football with Ballyboden St Enda's, with whom he won the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2009.

Inter-county

MacAuley made his senior football debut for Dublin against Wexford in the first round of the O'Byrne Cup; he scored a point on his debut. McAuley made his debut in the league against the 2009 All-Ireland Champions Kerry. He scored a decisive point in the game which assured the win for Dublin against Kerry.

MacAuley made his Championship debut as a substitute against Wexford in the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship. He made his second appearance against Meath in the semi-final of the Leinster football championship, a game in which Dublin were easily beaten by the Royals. MacAuley had his first start for Dublin against Tipperary in a second round qualifier for the All-Ireland Championship. He scored his first Championship goal and point in a game in which he finished with 1-01 of the final score of 1-21 to 1-13 at Croke Park. MacAuley scored a point in Dublin's eventual exit from that season's All-Ireland Championship at the semi-final stage.

MacAuley won his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in September 2011, when Dublin beat Kerry at Croke Park. He wasn't surprised by the comeback nature of the game, saying: "We had been down before in matches. It wasn't the first time we were down. We actually had a training game the week before when the As played the Bs and it was a very similar situation". His second All-Ireland title came against Mayo in 2013, as did the GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year, when he succeeded Karl Lacey to the title.

On 21 January 2021, MacAuley announced his retirement from inter-county football.

Personal life

After retiring from playing inter county football he visited Hikkaduwa - a surfing town on the south coast of Sri Lanka. During the Gaza war he and David Hickey formed a group called Dublin Footballers Support Palestine to advocate for Palestinians and to put pressure on the Irish Government to take a stronger stance against Israeli human rights abuses.

Honours

Team

Dublin

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (8): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Leinster Senior Football Championship (10): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
National Football League (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
O'Byrne Cup (1): 2015

Ballyboden St Enda's

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2016
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (2): 2015, 2019
Dublin Senior Football Championship (3): 2009, 2015, 2019

Individual

All Star Awards (2): 2011, 2013
The Sunday Game Player of the Year (1): 2013
GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year (1): 2013

References

"Michael Darragh McAuley Profile - Ballyboden St. Enda's GAA - Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie, and Ladies Football - Dublin, Leinster, Ireland".
O’Riordan, Ian. (21 August 2024). "Michael Darragh Macauley named new chief executive of Sanctuary Runners". Irish Times.
(18 January 2010). "Dublin ease past Wexford to spark new hope". Independent News & Media.
(7 February 2010). "Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-10". RTÉ Sport.
(13 June 2010). "Dublin 2-16 Wexford 0-15 (AET)". RTÉ Sport.
(2010-06-27). "Royals rout Dubs in Leinster semi". Hill16.ie.
(2010-07-11). "Dubs book place in next round of football qualifiers". Hill16.ie.
(22 August 2010). "Dublin 1-14 1-15 Cork". BBC News.
"News".
(23 December 2011). "MacAuley was never in doubt".
(8 November 2013). "MDMA and Tony Kelly scoop top gongs at GAA GPA All Star Awards".
(8 November 2013). "Michael Darragh Macauley crowned Footballer of the Year: Macauley's team-mate Jack McCaffrey picked up the Young Player gong".
(21 January 202). "Michael Darragh Macauley brings curtain down on superb Dublin career". The 42.
(21 January 202). "Eight-time All-Ireland winner Michael Darragh Macauley hangs up his inter county boots". Irish Independent.
(21 January 202). "Eight-time All-Ireland winner Macauley announces inter-county retirement". RTE Sport.
(21 January 2021). "Conal Keaney: Michael Darragh Macauley was one of the greatest midfielders". Irish Examiner.
O'Kane, Karl. (2022-01-19). "Michael Darragh Macauley on his career and people's conflicting view of him".
(2 December 2023). "Dublin GAA heroes calling on sport stars to join march for Gaza".

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