Donal Shirley

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Donal Shirley
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2005
Tubber,
County Offaly, Ireland
Occupation Student[ citation needed ]
Club(s)
YearsClub
2023-present
 Tubber
Club titles
Offaly titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2023-present
 DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2024-
 Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Donal Shirley (born 2005)[ citation needed ] is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Tubber and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.

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Career

At school, Shirley played hurling and Gaelic football as a student at Moate Community School. He was part of the school's senior team beaten by Naas CBS in the final of the Leinster PPS SAFC in 2023. [1] Shirley has also lined out for DCU Dóchas Éireann. [2]

At club level, Shirley first appeared at juvenile and underage levels with the amalgamated Broans Gaels/Clara team. He won an Offaly MBHC title in 2022 after a defeat of Ballinamere/Durrow in the final. [3] Shirley lines out as a dual player with the Tubber club at adult level. [4]

Shirley first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a dual player at minor level. His last game in the minor hurling grade was a defeat by Tipperary in the 2022 All-Ireland minor final. [5] After a one-year absence from inter-county activity, Shirley progressed to the under-20 team. He won an All-Ireland U20HC medal after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the 2024 All-Ireland under-20 final. [6]

Shirley made his senior team debut during the 2024 National Hurling League. [7] He won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal in his debut season after a defeat of Laois in the final. [8]

Honours

Brosna Gaels/Clara
Offaly

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References

  1. ↑ "Leinster PPS Senior "A" final: Naas CBS hold off late Moate CS comeback". GAA website. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tipperary players impress as UL claims All-Ireland Freshers hurling title". Tipperary Live. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Clara/Brosna Gaels impress as they capture Minor B title". Offaly Live. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tubber man blazing a trail for hurling in West Offaly". Offaly Live. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "'We'll take it' says Davy Fitzgerald as Waterford demolish Offaly". Irish Examiner. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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