Domhnall O'Donovan (born 29 April 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for the Clare senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Domhnall Ó Donnabháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right Corner Back | ||
| Born |
29 April 1988 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Occupation | Business Analyst | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2006- | Clonlara | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010-2016 | Clare | 13 (0-1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Born in Clonlara, County Clare, O'Donovan first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Munchin's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Clare under-21 team. He made his senior debut in the 2010 Waterford Crystal Cup.[1] O'Donovan has since gone on to play a key role in defence for Clare.
At club level O'Donovan has won one championship medal with Clonlara.[2]
O'Donovan played a key part in the drawn 2013 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final on 8 September against Cork. Despite leading for the whole game Clare found themselves a point down after 72 minutes. O'Donovan scored his first ever championship point coming from corner back to send the match to a replay which Clare won.[citation needed]
In February 2016, O'Donovan announced that he had left the Clare senior hurling panel due to work commitments.[3]
O'Donovan attended NUI Galway.[4] There he studied civil engineering, previously having engineered for himself a total of 530 Leaving Certificate points.[5] His twin brother Cormac was a student of the same course at Galway as well.[5] Both were part of the university hurling team during their winning 2010 Fitzgibbon Cup campaign.[6]
Honours
editTeam
edit- NUI Galway
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2010
- Clonlara
- Clare Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2008
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship (1) : 2007
- Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (1) : 2007
- Clare
References
edit- ^ "'Sparrow' reveals first selection as O'Connell retains captaincy". Hogan Stand website. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Madden's sharp shooting brings 89-year Clonlara famine to an end". Irish Independent. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "All-Ireland hero Domhnall O'Donovan steps down from Clare panel". Irish Independent. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "NUI Galway Students and Alumni Among All-Ireland Senior Hurling Finalists". 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ a b "'It was nice in the limelight but you can't live off things like that'". Irish Independent. 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign". The Clare Champion.