Dermot McCabe was a former Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 player for Cavan

Cavan GAA

The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cavan...

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Playing career

He has been ever-present since breaking into the Cavan team in 1995 when they lost an Ulster final against Tyrone. He helped Cavan reach reached the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final in 1996, but they were defeated by Kerry. In 1997, McCabe was highly influential as Cavan claimed their only Ulster Senior Football Championship

Ulster Senior Football Championship

For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...

 title in the last 40 years, beating Derry in Clones.

Widely regarded as one of Cavan's best players of modern times, McCabe claimed an All-Star Award for his efforts in 1997. He played for Ireland

Ireland international rules football team

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 in the revived 1998 International Rules Series

1998 International Rules Series

The 1998 International Rules Series was the first official annual series between the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League since it was cancelled in 1990,it was part of a 4 year agreement...

 against Australia. He was one of Ireland's stars by scoring 14 points. He was again selected for Ireland when they won the 2001 International Rules Series

2001 International Rules Series

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In 2011 McCabe was part of the Cavan

Cavan GAA

The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cavan...

 minor team management when they won the Ulster Minor Football Championship

Ulster Minor Football Championship

The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...

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