Donal O'Mahony

Donal O'Mahony (born 1974) is an Irish hurling coach, selector and former hurler and Gaelic footballer. He is currently a selector with the Cork senior hurling team.

Donal O'Mahony
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Mathúna
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1974
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
 Bishopstown
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
1992-1996
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1993-1994
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:01, 27 July 2018.

Early life

O'Mahony was born in Bishopstown, Cork. His father, Dan O'Mahony, was a prominent hurler with Cloughduv while he played Gaelic football with Kilmurry.

Playing career

College

O'Mahony first came to prominence as a hurler with St. Finbarr's College in Cork. He played in four consecutive Harty Cup campaigns without success.

University

As a student at University College Cork, O'Mahony joined the college senior team. In 1996 he was at right wing-forward when University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after a 3-16 to 0-16 defeat of the University of Limerick in the final.

Club

O'Mahony joined the Bishopstown club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. After progressing from street league level he won two county championship medals in the under-12 grade, as well as two Féile na nGael medals in Cork. In 1992, O'Mahony won Cork Minor Championship, Cork Under-21 Championship and City Junior Championship medals with the respective Bishopstown minor, under-21 and junior teams.

On 25 October 1992, O'Mahony was just out of the minor grade when he played in his first hurling championship final at adult level. He scored two points as Bishopstown defeated Cloyne by 1-09 to 0-09 to win the Cork Intermediate Championship.

On 22 October 2006, O'Mahony won a Cork Premier Intermediate Championship medal after being introduced as a substitute in a 0-20 to 1-11 defeat of Carrigtwohill in the final.

Minor and under-21

O'Mahony first played for Cork at minor level in 1990. He was a late replacement in goal on the Cork minor hurling team that won the Munster Championship following a 1-09 to 0-09 defeat of Clare in the final.

After becoming a dual player in 1991, O'Mahony won a Munster medal as a non-playing substitute with the Cork minor football team in 1991 after a two-point defeat of Kerry in the final. On 15 September 1991, he was an unused substitute when he won an All-Ireland medal after a 1-09 to 1-07 defeat of Mayo in the final.

O'Mahony won a second successive Munster medal, his first on the field of play, in 1992 after a 3-06 to 2-07 victory over Kerry in the final.

O'Mahony was still eligible for the minor grade when he replaced Alan Hickey as first-choice goalkeeper on the Cork under-21 hurling team in 1992. He won a Munster medal the following year after a 1-18 to 3-09 defeat of Limerick in the final.

Senior

O'Mahony made his senior debut for Cork on 14 November 1993, replacing Paul O'Callaghan at half-time in a National League game against Galway at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. He made one other appearance during the league but failed to be included on the Cork panel for the Munster Championship.

Coaching career

In 2015, O'Mahony was added to Kieran Kingston's Cork senior hurling management team. As a goalkeeping coach he worked closely with Anthony Nash and Patrick Collins.[1][2] On 9 July 2017, O'Mahony was part of the management team that guided Cork to the Munster title following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[3]

Following John Meyler's appointment as manager of the Cork senior hurling team in 2017, O'Mahony was added to the management team as a selector.[4] On 1 July 2018, the new management team helped Cork to a second successive Munster title following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[5]

Career statistics

Inter-county
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 1993-94 Division 1 20-00——20-00
Total 20-00——20-00

Honours

As a player
University College Cork
Bishopstown
Cork

In management
Cork

References
  1. O'Grady, Donal (13 February 2016). "Donal O'Grady: The League priorities for hurling's top eight". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. Cormican, Eoghan (27 July 2018). "Rebel selector O'Mahony: Character building the foundations for Cork season". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. "Cork All-Ireland winner Murphy part of selection team under new hurling boss Meyler". The 42. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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