Dermot "Monkey" O'Neill (born 27 November 1960 in Dublin) was a football goalkeeper who played in the League of Ireland during the 1980s and 1990s. Son of Robert who played for Shelbourne he was educated at Scoil Mhuir in Marino and Ard-Scoil Rís where he played Gaelic football and made it onto the minor Dublin county team. But soccer was O'Neill's first love and he signed for Shamrock Rovers youth team where his brother Alan was the first choice goalkeeper. He also won 5 caps for the Irish youth team around this time.