William O'Donoghue

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William O'Donoghue
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Donnchú
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1994
Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2013–
 Na Piarsaigh
Club titles
Limerick titles 6
Munster titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2013–2017
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2017–
 Limerick 47 (0–11)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 5
NHL 3
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:40, 21 June 2025.

William O'Donoghue (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Na Piarsaigh which he captains and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior team. [1]

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Playing career

Club

O'Donoghue joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, experiencing championship success in the under-16, minor and under-21 grades.

On 6 October 2013, O'Donoghue was at right wing-forward when Na Piarsaigh defeated Adare by 0–14 to 0–12 to win the Limerick Senior Championship. [2] He was switched to midfield for the subsequent Munster Championship, which culminated with him winning a provincial medal after a 4–14 to 0–8 defeat of Sixmilebridge in the final. [3]

O'Donoghue won a second Limerick Championship medal on 11 October 2015 after a 1–22 to 4–12 defeat of Patrickswell in the final. [4] Later that season he won a second Munster medal after a 2–18 to 2–11 defeat of Ballygunner. [5] On 17 March 2016, O'Donoghue won an All-Ireland medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ruairí Óg by 2–25 to 2–14 in the final. [6]

On 15 October 2017, O'Donoghue won a third Limerick Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1–22 to 2–14 in the final. [7] He later won a third Munster Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3–15 to 2–10 in the final. [8] On 17 March 2018, O'Donoghue was at midfield when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final. [9]

On 27 October 2018, O'Donoghue won a fourth Limerick Championship medal as captain following Na Piarsaigh's 2–22 to 3–10 defeat of Doon. [10]

O'Donoghue retained the captaincy for the 2019 championship, however, Na Piarsaigh surrendered their title following a 1–17 to 0–15 defeat by Patrickswell in the 2019 final. [11]

On 19 September 2020, O'Donoghue captained Na Piarsaigh in a third consecutive final and their eighth overall in ten seasons. He ended the game with a fifth winners' medal after the 5–27 to 1–12 victory over Doon. [12]

Inter-county

Under-21

O'Donoghue joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2014. [13] He later joined the Limerick under-21 Gaelic football team. [14]

Senior

On 19 February 2017, O'Donoghue made his first appearance for the Limerick senior hurling team in a 6–21 to 3–8 defeat of Kerry in the National Hurling League. [15] In the subsequent league semi-final against Tipperary he scored his first goal in a 1–21 to 1–11 defeat by Tipperary. [16]

On 19 August 2018, O'Donoghue was introduced as a 66th-minute substitute for Darragh O'Donovan when Limerick won their first All-Ireland SHC title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. [17]

In December 2018, O'Donoghue was included on the Limerick panel for the upcoming season. [18] Injury ruled him out of the National League; however, he returned to training in March 2019. [19] On 30 June 2019, O'Donoghue won a Munster SHC medal at midfield following Limerick's 2–26 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary in the final. [20] He ended the year by receiving his first All-Star nomination. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 June 2025.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Limerick 2017 Division 1B 51–300–000–051–3
201800–020–040–060–0
2019 Division 1A 00–050–110–060–1
202040–230–220–190–5
202150–220–120–190–4
202240–050–120–1110–2
202330–250–120–0100–3
202440–050–210–0100–2
202531–050–010–091–0
Career total282–9320–8150–3752–21

Honours

Na Piarsaigh
Limerick
Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Limerick cut 7 players from panel ahead of hurling championship campaign". The 42. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (7 October 2013). "Downes sets the tone for Na Piarsaigh to grind it out". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (25 November 2013). "Powerful Piarsaigh's blistering pace too much for tired Bridge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (12 October 2015). "Downes restores Na Piarsaigh as Limerick leaders". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (23 November 2015). "Dowling goal puts seal on Na Piarsaigh glory trail". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (18 March 2015). "Immortality for Na Piarsaigh as Cushendall rue big-day flop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Na Piarsaigh see off Kilmallock to secure Limerick hurling crown". Irish Independent. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Keys, Colm (19 November 2017). "Late Na Piarsaigh surge sweeps aside Ballygunner in scrappy Munster final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Keys, Colm (18 March 2018). "Cuala finish with four late points to finally see off Na Piarsaigh challenge and retain All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Small, Darragh (29 October 2018). "Boss Beary points to experience of troops as Na Piarsaigh impress again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. ↑ Keys, Colm (6 October 2019). "Cian Lynch comes to the fore as Patrickswell hold off Na Piarsaigh in Limerick county final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (19 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh crush Doon in one-sided Limerick final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. ↑ O'Connell, Jerome (11 March 2015). "Limerick U-21 footballers denied shock win by barrage of Cork goals". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  15. ↑ Stack, Damian (25 February 2017). "Hurlers back down to earth with a bang". The Kerryman. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Galway see off Limerick to advance to Division 1 final". Irish Examiner. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  17. ↑ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  18. ↑ O'Connell, Jerome (21 December 2018). "42-man Limerick hurling panel for 2019 includes seven newcomers". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  19. ↑ O'Connell, Jerome (21 March 2019). "Limerick with 'pretty full compliment[sic] to select from' as Casey and O'Donoghue return". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  20. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2019). "11 players from Tipperary as 8 counties feature in 2019 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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