William_O'Donoghue
William O'Donoghue
Irish hurler
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 hurling team.[1]
| 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) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2013-present | Na Piarsaigh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 6 | ||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2013-2017 | University of Limerick | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Limerick | 37 (0-10) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:34, 28 April 2024. | |||
Club
O'Donoghue joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying 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 0-08 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 3-08 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 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 Championship 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]
- As of match played 28 April 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2017 | Division 1B | 5 | 1-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 1-03 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-01 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-05 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-04 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 11 | 0-02 | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 0-02 | 5 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-03 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 1-09 | 24 | 0-07 | 13 | 0-03 | 62 | 1-20 | ||
- Na Piarsaigh
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2016
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2013, 2015, 2017
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 (c), 2020 (c), 2022 (c)
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
- Awards
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (2): 2021, 2023
- GAA/GPA All-Star (2): 2021, 2023
- "Limerick cut 7 players from panel ahead of hurling championship campaign". The 42. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Boyle, Donnchadh (7 October 2013). "Downes sets the tone for Na Piarsaigh to grind it out". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (25 November 2013). "Powerful Piarsaigh's blistering pace too much for tired Bridge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Boyle, Donnchadh (12 October 2015). "Downes restores Na Piarsaigh as Limerick leaders". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Cahill, Jackie (23 November 2015). "Dowling goal puts seal on Na Piarsaigh glory trail". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Moynihan, Michael (18 March 2015). "Immortality for Na Piarsaigh as Cushendall rue big-day flop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Na Piarsaigh see off Kilmallock to secure Limerick hurling crown". Irish Independent. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Keys, Colm (19 November 2017). "Late Na Piarsaigh surge sweeps aside Ballygunner in scrappy Munster final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- 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.
- Small, Darragh (29 October 2018). "Boss Beary points to experience of troops as Na Piarsaigh impress again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- 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.
- Moynihan, Michael (19 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh crush Doon in one-sided Limerick final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- O'Connell, Jerome (11 March 2015). "Limerick U-21 footballers denied shock win by barrage of Cork goals". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- Stack, Damian (25 February 2017). "Hurlers back down to earth with a bang". The Kerryman. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Galway see off Limerick to advance to Division 1 final". Irish Examiner. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- 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.
- O'Connell, Jerome (21 December 2018). "42-man Limerick hurling panel for 2019 includes seven newcomers". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.