Dermot McNicholl (born 6 November 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s and 1990s.
"[citation needed] Despite being only 19 at the time, McNicholl captained Glenullin to their 1985 Derry Senior Football Championship success.
[4] McNicholl was in the United States for a short period the early 1990s and while there played with St Columbkille's GFC, Boston.
He along with fellow Derry man Éamonn Burns helped the club win a Boston Senior Football Championship in 1991.
[7] He won an Ulster Senior Championship in 1987, but was badly affected by a hamstring injury during the All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Meath.
[citation needed] Dermot McNicholl represented Ireland in three International Rules Series,[8] firstly in 1984.
He was so impressive during the 1987 series that Victoria Football Association (VFA) club Prahran enticed him to move to Melbourne in October 1989.
[13] McNicholl teaches at St Patrick's College, Maghera, and has managed many of the school's teams at different age levels since 1994, helping them to four MacRory and three Hogan Cups successes.
[15] He guided the club to victory over reigning champions Ballinderry in the quarter-finals of the 2009 Derry Senior Football Championship.