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Margaret McFadden (Handball & Sports Personality of the Year)
Margaret actually picked up two awards in 1980, also receiving the Sports Personality of the Year. She started playing handball at 10 years of age under the legendary John Kelly in Falcarragh and from her early teens success began to happen on the national stage. She first won a Donegal Sports Star Handball Award in 1978 and two years later she was back again after winning an All-Ireland Singles title in Croke Park. That was a stunning success as her opponent Elizabeth Hall from Oldtown Dublin hadn’t been beaten in five years. She also won a Tailteann Games Gold medal that year among other successes.
Margaret McFadden was the handball winner and the Sports Personality of the Year in 1980
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