Dermot McCabe


Dermot McCabe is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player, for Gowna and the Cavan [county football team|Cavan county team]. He has been manager of the Westmeath county team since 2024.

Summary

McCabe emerged on the Cavan team that lost the 1995 Ulster [Senior Football Championship] final to Tyrone. He helped Cavan reach the 1996 All-Ireland Under [21 Football Championship] final, but lost to Kerry. In 1997, McCabe played on the Cavan team that won the Ulster SFC, beating Derry at St Tiernach's Park. He won an List of [All Stars Awards winners |All Star] that year. McCabe played for Ireland [international rules football team|Ireland] against Australian [International Rules Team|Australia] in the revived 1998 International Rules Series, scoring 14 points. He was selected again for Ireland when they won the 2001 International Rules Series.
In 2011, he was part of the Cavan minor team management when they won the Ulster Minor Football Championship. In October 2024, he began managing Westmeath.

Honours

;Cavan
;Gowna
;Individual