Dermot McCaffrey is a Northern Irish

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

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, currently with Dungannon Swifts

Dungannon Swifts F.C.

Dungannon Swifts F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1949, has risen from the Mid-Ulster league to the top tier in Northern Ireland since its election to the Irish League First Division in 1997...

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McCaffrey spent his childhood in Clogher

Clogher

Clogher is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, south of Omagh. The United Kingdom Census of 2001 recorded a population of 309.-History:...

, County Tyrone

County Tyrone

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, and he started his professional career with Scottish

Scotland

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 club Hibs

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

. McCaffrey made only one appearance for the Hibs first team, in which he was sent off. He was loaned out to First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

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 clubs Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

 and Livingston

Livingston F.C.

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...

 during his time with Hibs.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, McCaffrey signed a three year deal to play for Falkirk. Having made only one appearance for Falkirk in over a year, McCaffrey joined Arbroath

Arbroath F.C.

Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

 on loan on 18 September 2009.

On 18 February 2010, BBC Sport

BBC Sport

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 reported that McCaffrey had agreed to return to Northern Ireland and his home town club, Dungannon Swifts FC. McCaffrey signed for the club as an out-of-contract professional.

McCaffrey has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level

Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

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