Niall Donohue

Niall Donohue
Personal information
Irish name Niall Ó Donnchú
Sport Hurling
Position Left Half Back (No7)
Born (1990-10-25)25 October 1990
Kilbeacanty, County Galway, Ireland
Died 23 October 2013(2013-10-23) (aged 22)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
2007-2013 Kilbeacanty
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2012-2013 Galway 7 (0-1)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1 (U21)
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Niall Donoghue (25 October 1990 − 23 October 2013[1][2]) was an Irish hurler who played at senior level for the Galway senior team.[3]

Born in Kilbeacanty, County Galway, Donoghue first excelled at hurling whilst at school in Gort Community School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2012 National Hurling League. Donoghue went on to play a key part for Galway over the following two seasons, and won one Leinster medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. He was also nominated for an All Star this year.Throughout his career Donoghue made 8 championship appearances.

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team for two successive years, Donoghue unsuccessfully contested two Railway Cup finals. At club level he played with Kilbeacanty.

Donoghue was found in his home on 23 October 2013, 3 days before his 23rd birthday.[1][2] His death brought the topic of suicide into public consciousness.[4] His funeral was attended by a large number of mourners from the GAA community across the country, including Donohoe's Galway teammates. A number of other figures in the GAA such as Kilkenny manager Brian Cody and association president Liam O'Neill called to the Donohoe family home to pay their respects.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Ó Caollaí, Éanna (24 October 2013). "Galway hurler Niall Donohue dies suddenly aged 22". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Galway hurling star Niall Donohue (22) dies suddenly". Irish Independent. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. "Player profiles: Niall Donoghue". Galway Hurling Supporters Club website. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. "Niall Donoghue's cousin urges young people to reach out if they need to talk about problems". Mirror. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. Siggins, Lorna (28 October 2013). "Smiles among the tears as hurler Niall Donohue is laid to rest: Community asked to look out for signs of difficulty in others". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. Crawford, Caroline (27 October 2013). "Farewell Niall Donohue: A thousand descend on Galway for hurler's funeral". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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