Donncha Sheehan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donncha Ó Síocháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
24 August 1979 Adare, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Occupation | Biochemist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Adare | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 5 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
|
University College Cork University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-2009 | Limerick | 15 (1-11) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Donncha Sheehan (born 24 August 1979) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Adare and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Sheehan played hurling at all grades as a student at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. He later studied at University of Limerick and was part of the UL team that beat Waterford Institute of Technology by 2-14 to 2-11 to claim the Fitzgibbon Cup title in 2002.[1]
At club level, Sheehan first played for Adare at juvenile and underage levels, and was part of the club's under-21 team that won consecutive Limerick U21AHC titles in 1999 and 2000.[2][3] He progressed to the club's senior side and was involved in five Limerick SHC-winning teams. Sheehan captained Adare to three successive title wins between 2007 and 2009.[4]
At inter-county level, Sheehan first played for Limerick as part of the under-21 team. He won a Munster U21HC medal before later captaining the team to a 1-13 to 0-13 win over Galway in the 2000 All-Ireland under-21 final.[5][6] Sheehan made his senior team debut in 2003.[7] He was an unused substitute when Limerick had a 2-17 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the 2007 All-Ireland final.[8]
Honours
[edit]- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2002
- Adare
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 2001, 2002, 2007 (c), 2008 (c), 2009 (c)
- Limerick Intermediate Football Championship: 2000
- Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1999, 2000
- Limerick
References
[edit]- ^ "Murray buries WIT". Irish Independent. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Early goals give Adare the title". Limerick Leader. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Brennan goal seals title for Adare in gripping encounter with neighbours Croom". Irish Examiner. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Adare swat Na Piarsaigh aside to claim Limerick title". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Brilliant Limerick rip Cork to shreds". Irish Independent. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Limerick overhauled for Dubs task". Irish Examiner. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Limerick Hurling Squad Portraits". Sportsfile. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.