Dermot McCabe

{{Short description|Cavan Gaelic footballer}}

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| name = Dermot McCabe

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| sport = Gaelic football

| code = Football

| feet = 6

| inches = 2{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/44066|title=Cavan's Dermot McCabe|work=Hogan Stand|date=5 January 1996}}

| county = Cavan

| province = Ulster

| clubs = Gowna

| clposition = Midfield

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| clcounty = 6

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| counties = Cavan

| icposition = Midfield

| icyears = 1995–2009

| icapps(points) = 70 (7–133)

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| allstars = 1

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Cavan, Ireland

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Dermot McCabe (born 17 May 1976) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player, for Gowna and the 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 (SFC) 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 All Star that year. McCabe played for Ireland against 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mccabes-future-on-rocks-after-challenge-no-show-26531905.html|title=McCabe's future on rocks after challenge no-show|newspaper=Irish Independent|first=Colm|last=Keys|date=28 April 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://irishnews125.blogspot.com/2009/02/125-cavan-player-list.html|title=125 – Cavan Player List|date=11 February 2009}}

In 2011, he was part of the Cavan minor team management when they won the Ulster Minor Football Championship.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/152066|title=McCabe hails 'great bunch'|work=Hogan Stand|date=18 July 2011}} In October 2024, he began managing Westmeath.{{cite web|url=https://westmeathgaa.ie/2024/10/dermot-mccabe-ratified-as-new-westmeath-senior-football-manager/|title=Dermot McCabe ratified as new Westmeath senior football manager|first=Marie|last=Lynagh|date=15 October 2024}}

Honours

;Cavan

;Gowna

;Individual

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