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06 Sept 2025
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Mary O'Neill.
A Donegal karate coach has been named among the coaches for the Irish squad.
Mary O'Neill has been appointed as assistant kata coach by ONAKAI (Official National Amateur Karate Association of Ireland).
The Letterkenny woman is among the new coaches who will work with the national squad, under the direction of head coach Paul Brennan.
O'Neill operates the Donegal School of Shotokan Karate, which opened its doors last August.
A native of Coolboy, Mary has been on the mat since she was eight years old and is now a 3rd dan and the driving force behind the first woman-run martial arts club in Donegal.
At the recent Ulster WUKF Championships, Donegal School of Shotokan Karate won 15 medals
Mary obtained a degree in biomedical science from Ulster University, Coleraine and in 2022 completed a masters. While attending UU, she was trained by Joe McCullagh, a 6th dan sensei, to her second black belt.
Mary - who has played Gaelic football for Letterkenny Gaels and camogie for Markievicz (winning the 2022 Donegal SCC and a runner-up in the 2023 final) - also dabbled in taekwondo and kickboxing, working with Josie Murray and Tommy McCafferty, and boxed with the St John Bosco club in Newry.
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