Dora Gorman was born on 18 February 1993 and is an Irish radiologist and footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peamount United of the Women's National League.
26 Facts About Dora Gorman
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Dora Gorman has represented the Ireland women's national field hockey team at various levels and has played senior inter-county ladies' Gaelic football for the Galway county team.
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Dora Gorman grew up in Barna, County Galway and is the daughter of Michael and Margaret Dora Gorman.
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Dora Gorman attended Dominican College, Taylor's Hill, Galway where she studied for her Leaving Cert.
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Dora Gorman represented Galway GAA at under-12, under-14 and under-16 levels.
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Together with Julie-Ann Russell, Dora Gorman played Gaelic football for Galway at senior level in the Ladies' National Football League.
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Dora Gorman played for the Ireland women's national field hockey team at under-16 and under-18 level as well as for the development A team.
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Dora Gorman was initially selected to represent Ireland at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics but subsequently had to withdraw due to other sporting commitments.
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In 2007, together with Julie-Ann Russell, Dora Gorman was a member of the Salthill Devon team that won the Under 16 Girls FAI Cup.
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In 2010 Dora Gorman was a member of the Salthill Devon squad that reached the FAI Women's Cup final, although she did not play the final itself.
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Between 2011 and 2014 Dora Gorman played for Peamount United in the Women's National League.
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Dora Gorman scored twice during the regular season as United won the title, finishing three points clear of second placed Raheny United.
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In 2011 Dora Gorman began studying medicine at University College Dublin.
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Dora Gorman played association football for UCD at intervarsity level, playing in teams alongside Julie-Ann Russell, Siobhan Killeen and Ciara Grant.
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Dora Gorman was one of several United players to follow Gleeson to Waves.
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Dora Gorman played for the UCD ladies hockey team that won the 2012 Irish Senior Cup.
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Dora Gorman's teammates included Chloe Watkins, Deirdre Duke and Anna O'Flanagan.
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Dora Gorman graduated with her medical degree in 2018 and began working at the Mater Hospital, but her sporting activities had already been put on hold for more than a year while she attended work placements in England and America.
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In November 2020, Dora Gorman made a playing comeback with Peamount United.
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Dora Gorman has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-17, under-19, university and senior level.
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In 2010 Dora Gorman captained a Republic of Ireland U-17 squad that featured Megan Campbell, Siobhan Killeen, Denise O'Sullivan, Ciara Grant and Clare Shine and finished as runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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Dora Gorman made her senior international debut on 22 October 2011, in a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifier against Israel at Tallaght Stadium.
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Dora Gorman created the Republic of Ireland's second goal for Ciara Grant a minute after coming on as an 86th-minute substitute.
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In December 2011, together with Julie-Ann Russell, Louise Quinn, Grace Murray, Karen Duggan, Megan Campbell and Ciara Grant, Dora Gorman was included in an FAI scholarship programme for potential senior women's internationals.
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Dora Gorman has subsequently represented the Republic of Ireland during their 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying campaigns.
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Dora Gorman represented Ireland at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiades.