Naomi Carroll


Naomi Carroll is an Ireland women's field hockey international. In 2015–16 Carroll won a Women's Irish Hockey League title with Hermes. Carroll has also played both camogie and ladies' Gaelic football at senior inter-county level for Clare and represented the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team.

Early years and education

Carroll is originally from Cratloe, County Clare. She completed her secondary level education at St Patrick's Comprehensive in Shannon. Between 2011 and 2015 she attended Mary Immaculate College where she gained a BA in Maths and Irish. Between 2015 and 2017 she attended NUI Galway where she completed a Masters of Education in Maths and Irish. Since 2016 Carroll has worked as a Maths, Coding and Irish teacher at Gaelcoláiste Luimnigh.

Association football

In addition to playing gaelic games and field hockey, in her youth Carroll also represented the Republic of Ireland women's national football team at schoolgirl level. Her team mates included Deirdre Duke and Dora Gorman. Carroll also played for Mary Immaculate College at intervarsity level.

Gaelic games

Clubs

Carroll initially played hurling with boys teams at Cratloe as the club did not have a camogie team. She subsequently played camogie with Na Piarsaigh and Sixmilebridge. She also played club ladies' Gaelic football with Banner Ladies, helping them win the 2013 Munster Ladies Senior Club Football Championship.

Intervarsity

Carroll played both camogie and ladies' Gaelic football at intervarsity level for Mary Immaculate College. She scored 2–1 as MIC ladies footballers defeated NUI Maynooth in the 2012 Giles Cup final. She also helped the MIC camogie team win both the 2012 Fr Meachair Cup and a league title. In 2015 she helped the MIC camogie team win the Purcell Cup

Inter-county

Carroll played camogie at minor inter-county level for both Limerick and Clare. In 2009 she was a member of the Limerick team that won the All-Ireland Minor B Camogie Championship. She scored 3–5 in the final against Waterford, including two injury-time goals, as Limerick won the game by a point. She then played for Clare in the 2010 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship final. In 2012 Carroll was a member of the Clare team that won the Munster Senior Camogie Championship. She was named player of the match as Clare defeated Cork by 0–9 to 0–7. Carroll has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Clare.

Field hockey

Catholic Institute

Carroll played for Catholic Institute while still a student at St Patrick's Comprehensive. She was a Catholic Institute player when she made her senior debut for Ireland. Carroll helped Catholic Institute win Munster league and championship titles.

Hermes

In 2015–16, Carroll was a member of the Hermes team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League title and the EY Champions Trophy. Other members of the team included Anna O'Flanagan, Chloe Watkins and Nicola Evans. While playing for Hermes, Carroll also worked at Coláiste Íosagáin as a student teacher.

Cork Harlequins

In the 2016–17 season Carroll was a member of the Cork Harlequins team that played in the Irish Senior Cup final. Other members of the team included Roisin Upton and Yvonne O'Byrne. In 2017–18 she helped Harlequins finished as runners up in both the Women's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy.

Ireland international

Carroll made her senior debut for Ireland on 24 August 2012 in a 4–0 win over Wales. On 26 August 2012 in her second international, also against Wales, she scored two goals in a 3–1 win. On 17 March 2015 during a 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 match against Turkey, Carroll scored four goals in a 13–0 win. She subsequently helped Ireland win the tournament, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out. In July 2015 Carroll scored five goals, including one in the final against the Czech Republic, as she helped Ireland win the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II. In January 2017 she was also a member of the Ireland team that won a 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia 3–0 in the final. In February 2018 Carroll made her 100th senior appearance for Ireland against Spain. She was selected as a non-travelling reserve for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.
TournamentsPlace
2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship7th
2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I2nd
2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League15th
→ 2015 Dublin Tournament1st
2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II1st
2016 Hawke's Bay Cup5th
2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League13th
→ 2017 Kuala Lumpur Tournament1st

Honours

Field hockey

;Ireland
;Cork Harlequins
;Hermes
;Clare
;Limerick
;Banner Ladies