Domhnall O'Donovan

Domhnall O'Donovan (born 29 April 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for the Clare senior team.

Domhnall O'Donovan
Personal information
Irish name Domhnall Ó Donnabháin
Sport Hurling
Position Right Corner Back
Born (1988-04-29) 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.

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

Team
NUI Galway
Clonlara
Clare

References
  1. "'Sparrow' reveals first selection as O'Connell retains captaincy". Hogan Stand website. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. "Madden's sharp shooting brings 89-year Clonlara famine to an end". Irish Independent. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. "All-Ireland hero Domhnall O'Donovan steps down from Clare panel". Irish Independent. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. "NUI Galway Students and Alumni Among All-Ireland Senior Hurling Finalists". 2 September 2013.
  5. "'It was nice in the limelight but you can't live off things like that'". Irish Independent. 12 June 2014.
  6. "Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign". The Clare Champion.
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