Naomi Carroll

Naomi Carroll (born 13 September 1992) is an Irish Olympian and 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. 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.

Intervarsity Carroll played both camogie and ladies' Gaelic football at intervarsity level for Mary Immaculate College. 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. While playing for Hermes, Carroll also worked at Coláiste Íosagáin as a student teacher. In 2017–18 she helped Harlequins finish 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.

Honours Field hockey Ireland Women's FIH Hockey World League Winners: 2015 Dublin, 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's EuroHockey Championship II Winners: 2015 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I Runners Up: 2014 Cork Harlequins Women's Irish Hockey League Runners Up: 2017–18 Irish Senior Cup Runners Up: 2016–17 EY Champions Trophy Runners Up: 2018 Hermes Women's Irish Hockey League Winners: 2015–16 EY Champions Trophy Winners: 2015-16

Camogie Clare Munster Senior Camogie Championship Winners: 2012 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship Runners Up: 2010 Limerick All-Ireland Minor B Camogie Championship Winners: 2009

Gaelic football Banner Ladies Munster Ladies Senior Club Football Championship Winners: 2013 Runners Up: 2012