Derek McNicholas

{{short description|Irish hurler}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Gaelic games player

| code= Hurling

| sport = Hurling

| image =

| name = Derek McNicholas

| irish =

| feet =

| inches =

| birth_date = 1985

| occupation =

| county = Westmeath

| province = Leinster

| club = Lough Lene Gaels

| cposition =

| clubs =

| clyears = 2001-present

| clapps(points) =

| clcounty = 1

| clprovince=

| clallireland =

| counties = Westmeath

| icposition = Full-forward

| icyears = 2004-present

| icapps(points) = 29 (12-55)

| icprovince = 0

| icallireland = 0

| nhl = 0

| allstars = 0

| crc =

| clupdate =

| icupdate = 01:20, 8 May 2016

| birth_place=Castlepollard, County Westmeath,
Ireland

}}

Derek McNicholas (born 1984 in Castlepollard, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lough Lene Gaels and has been a member of the Westmeath senior inter-county team since 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.gaainfo.com/players/hurling/westmeath/D%20McNicholas.php|title=Profile of Derek McNicholas|publisher=GAA info|accessdate=28 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929043556/http://www.gaainfo.com/players/hurling/westmeath/D%20McNicholas.php|archive-date=29 September 2012|url-status=dead}}