Darren O'Donoghue

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Darren O'Donoghue
Personal information
Irish name Darrin Ó Donnchú
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1973
Bandon, Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
1991-2012
1993-2004
Bandon
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (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.

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Career

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]

Honours

University of Limerick
Bandon
Carbery
Cork

References

  1. "Pen Pictures". The Southern Star. 9 October 1993. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. "Hamilton overcome Cobh side". The Southern Star. 25 February 1989. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. "Fitzgibbon Cup final, University of Limerick vs Waterford Regional Technical College". University of Limerick. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. "FLASHBACK: Carbery hurlers stunned Midleton to lift the county crown in 1994". Echo Live. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. "Cork County Junior A Hurling Final 1999". Courcey Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. "Bandon blitz O'Neill's to end heartache". Irish Examiner. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. "Duo put West Cork hurling on the map". Irish Examiner. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2024.