David Dooley

David Dooley

Personal information
Irish name	Daithí Ó Dúlaoich
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Born	1970 Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland
Occupation	Farm manager
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Coolderry
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1992-1994	Offaly	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NHL	0
All Stars	0

David Dooley (born 1970) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Coolderry and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.

Career

Dooley first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Coolderry, before progressing to the club's senior team. He won an Offaly SHC medal in 2004, following Coolderry's 3–10 to 2–11 win over Birr in the final. ^[1] Dooley continued his club career until he was in his late forties. ^[2]

At inter-county level, Dooley made his first appearance for Offaly as part of the minor team beaten by Kilkenny in the 1988 Leinster MHC final. ^[3] He later progressed to under-21 level and won a Leinster U21HC before a defeat by Galway in the 1991 All-Ireland U21HC final. ^[4] Dooley made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game in November 1992. He made a number of appearances in the league over the following few seasons and was an unused substitute when Offaly beat Limerick in the 1994 All-Ireland final. ^{[5] [6]}

Honours

Coolderry

• Offaly Senior Hurling Championship: 1994

Offaly

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1994
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1994
• Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1991

References

1. "Birr shocked by Coolderry". Irish Times. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. "Pic: Offaly hurling legends reunite for Drumcullen fundraiser". Hogan Stand. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. "Kilkenny dash Offaly#s bid for hat-trick". Irish Independent. 11 July 1988. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
4. "Galway and Offaly in rare U21 hurling championship clash". Galway Bay FM. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
5. "Meet the Offaly panel for Sunday's final". Offaly Independent. 2 September 1994. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
6. "Wexford hold edge in previous meetings". Offaly Express. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.