Deirdre Doherty

International career Youth

In February 2010, while a first year Health Science and Physiology student at the Institute of Technology, Sligo, Doherty was called up to the Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team panel. Still enrolled at Institute of Technology, Sligo, Doherty represented Ireland at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. She scored against Mexico in a 4–2 defeat.

Senior

In February 2013 Republic of Ireland women's national team coach Susan Ronan called up Doherty for the 2013 Cyprus Cup, as a replacement for Fiona O'Sullivan who had sustained a knee injury. Ronan said: "Deirdre was called into the U19 squad a few years ago but had to withdraw because of injury but I have kept an eye on her and she has been very impressive for Sligo IT this season". Doherty won her first senior cap in a 0–0 draw with South Korea, staged in Paralimni on 11 March 2013. She entered play as a 66th-minute substitute for Sara Lawlor. Two days later she made another appearance, replacing Lawlor in the 67th minute of a 1–0 defeat by Finland.

Doherty retained her place in the squad for Ireland's next match, and appeared as a 91st-minute substitute for Ruesha Littlejohn as Ireland recovered from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 in a friendly with Austria at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, in June 2013.

Gaelic football Doherty played Gaelic football for Institute of Technology, Sligo, as well as the Charlestown LGFA club. Alongside her future Castlebar Celtic teammates Sarah Rowe and Aileen Gilroy, Doherty was part of a young County Mayo GAA team which won Division Two of the Ladies' National Football League in 2012, then reached the Division One final the following year.

In 2018 Doherty played for the Roger Casements GAA club from Coventry, who won the all-Britain junior championship. She was named to the 2018 Warwickshire GAA All-Star team. Doherty returned to the Mayo squad for the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.