Darragh O'Donovan (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Doon and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. His partner is well known Cork All-Ireland Winning Camogie Captain Ashling Thompson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Darragh Ó Donnabháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1995 Oola, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Doon Oola | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2014-2017 | Mary Immaculate College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2016-present | Limerick | 39 (1-29) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:07, 07 July 2024. | |||
Playing career
editUniversity
editDuring his studies at Mary Immaculate College, O'Donovan was selected at midfield for the college's senior hurling team during his second year. On 27 February 2016, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as Mary I won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of the University of Limerick.[1] O'Donovan was at right wing-forward when Mary I retained the title in 2017 following a 3-24 to 1-19 defeat of Carlow Institute of Technology.[2]
Club
editO'Donovan joined the Doon club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-12, under-14 and under-15 grades. As a member of the club's minor team, he won back-to-back championship medals in 2012 and 2013 following respective defeats of Patrickswell and Na Piarsaigh.[3] O'Donovan subsequently made his senior championship debut for the club.[citation needed]
Inter-county
editMinor and under-21
editO'Donovan first played for Limerick at minor level. On 23 July 2013, he was at midfield when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford.[4]
O'Donovan joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2014.[5] In his second season he won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.[6] On 12 September 2015, O'Donovan was at midfield when Limerick defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[7] He ended the season by being named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.[8]
Senior
editO'Donovan made his senior debut for Limerick on 13 February 2016 in a National League defeat of Wexford.[9] Later that season he made his first championship start in a 1-24 to 0-18 defeat by Westmeath.[10]
O'Donovan missed most of the 2018 National League after sustaining a broken finger.[11][12] On 19 August 2018, O'Donovan scored a point from midfield when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[13] O'Donovan ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.[14]
On 31 March 2019, O'Donovan was selected at midfield for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal after scoring a point from a line ball in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[15] On 30 June 2019, O'Donovan won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 07 July 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 4 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-04 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0-03 | 4 | 0-05 | 4 | 0-06 | 10 | 0-14 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1B | 8 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-09 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0-05 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-05 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-03 | 2 | 1-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 9 | 1-05 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0-02 | 5 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-06 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-02 | 13 | 0-09 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 0-26 | 22 | 1-16 | 17 | 0-12 | 78 | 1-54 | ||
Honours
edit- Mary Immaculate College
- Fitzgibbon Cup (2): 2016, 2017
- Doon
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2024 (c)
- Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2013
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2015
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2015
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Awards
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2023
- GAA/GPA All-Star (2): 2021, 2023
References
edit- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (29 February 2016). "Eamonn Cregan hails heroic Mary I". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Fallon, John (27 February 2017). "DJ Carey hails inspirational coach Jamie Wall as Mary I retain Fitzgibbon title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (14 October 2013). "Doon retain Limerick minor hurling title". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (24 July 2013). "Limerick end 29-year wait for Munster title in style". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Eight Limerick hurlers on U-21 team of the year". Limerick Leader. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "HL1B: terrific Treaty wallop mediocre Model". Hogan Stand. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Ryan salutes Limerick bravery after O'Brien sees red". Irish Independent. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Limerick's O'Donovan to miss remainder of league". Hogan Stand. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (19 April 2018). "Limerick ace Darragh O'Donovan back in training after missing five league games". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.