Shane O'Donnell

Shane O'Donnell

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Dónaill
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full Forward
Born	15 June 1994 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Nickname	SOD
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2011-	Éire Óg, Ennis
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2013-	Clare	7 (7-8)
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	1

Shane O'Donnell (born 15 June 1994) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-forward for the Clare senior team.

Born in Ennis, County Clare, O'Donnell first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Clare minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup. O'Donnell has since gone on to play a key part for Clare, and has won one All-Ireland medal and one Waterford Crystal Cup medal.

At club level O'Donnell plays with Éire Óg, Ennis.

Playing career

Inter-county

O'Donnell made his senior debut during the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup in 2013. It was a successful campaign for Clare, as a 1-21 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary gave O'Donnell a winners' medal in that competition.^[1] Later that year he made his championship debut at left corner-forward in a Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford.^[2] The rest of the championship campaign saw O'Donnell dropped from the starting fifteen for several games, however, he was a late addition at full-forward for Clare's All-Ireland final replay against Cork. His selection seemed surprising but was justified, as O'Donnell scored a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory following a classic championship decider.^[3] The win gave O'Donnell a coveted All-Ireland medal, while he was also named man of the match.^[4][5] In October 2013, O'Donnell won the Opel Player of the Month Award for September.^[6][7]

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2013 2014
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2013 2014
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1) : 2011
• Waterford Crystal Cup (1): 2013

References

1. Brophy, Shane (11 February 2013). "Clare click into gear as Tipperary flounder". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
2. "Three new faces for Clare". Hogan Stand website. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
3. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
4. Fogarty, John (30 September 2013). "O’Donnell living the ‘ridiculous’ dream". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
5. Clerkin, Malachy (30 September 2013). "The hurler with the boyband looks, Shane O’Donnell was Clare’s hero against Cork". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
6. "Hurling hero Shane O’Donnell: ‘My mother is my agent’". Irish Independent. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
7. "Shane O'Donnell: How a helmet saved my life". Irish Independent. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.