Donal O'Donoghue (Gaelic footballer)
Donal O'Donoghue is a Gaelic footballer for Westmeath & for his local club Mullingar Shamrocks. O'Donoghue joined the panel in 2003 which proved to be less successful as Donal & his team crashed out of the Leinster Championship against neighbours Meath before exited in the qualifiers by Monaghan.[1][2] The year after proved to be a shock as he won his first Leinster medal under Kerry man Páidí Ó Sé only to be denied in the Quarter-final by Derry.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donal Ó Donnchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born | Mullingar, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mullingar Shamrocks | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003- | Westmeath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
2017 Season
O'Donoghue has decided to give his club, Mullingar Shamrocks, one final season. Many people in and around Mullingar have questioned this decision given he hasn't been a regular starter for Shamrocks since 2014. Some feel that his complete lack of pace will be exposed this summer. However, he is seen as a good team-mate to the younger players and can always be depended on to drive the star men to away games in his sparkling new Audi estate.
References
- "Monaghan scrape into second round of qualifiers". RTÉ Sport. 2003-06-14. Archived from the original on 2004-10-30. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- "O'Donoghue and Smyth absent from Westmeath panel". Hogan Stand. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2011.