| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Darrin Ó Donnchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1973 Bandon, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1991-2012 1993-2004 | Bandon → Carbery | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1994-1996 | Cork | 4 (0-05) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Darren J. O'Donoghue (born 1973 [1] ) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level, he played with Bandon, divisional side Carbery, and at inter-county level he lined out with the Cork senior hurling team.
O'Donoghue played hurling and Gaelic football at all levels as a student at Hamilton High School in Bandon. [2] He later studied at the University of Limerick and won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 1994 after UL's 2-12 to 1-11 win over Waterford RTC in the final. [3]
At club level, O'Donoghue first played for Bandon as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to adult level. His performances at club level earned a call-up to the Carbery divisional team and he won a Cork SHC medal in 1994 after a 3-13 to 3-06 win over Midleton in the final. [4] With the Bandon club, he won two South West JAHC medals before claiming a Cork JAHC medal in 1999. [5] O'Donoghue was joint-captain of the Bandon team that beat Fr O'Neill's to win the Cork IHC title in 2011. [6]
At inter-county level, O'Donoghue first played for Cork in 1994. He was part of the under-21 and junior teams that year, before also making his senior team debut that year in a defeat by Limerick. [7] After spending three years with senior team, O'Donoghue later won a Munster IHC medal in 1999. [8]