Billy Dooley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Dulaoích | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
26 March 1969 Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Builder | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Seir Kieran | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1988–1999 | Offaly | 27 (9-39) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
William Dooley (born 26 March 1969) is an Irish former hurler who played for
Offaly senior hurling team for 11 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right corner-forward. Dooley, together with his brothers Joe and Johnny, formed the backbone of the Offaly attack for over a decade.[1][2]
Dooley began his hurling career at club level with Seir Kieran. He broke onto the club's top adult team as an 18-year-old when he lined out as a goalkeeper in the 1987 Offaly Championship. Having earlier won under-16 and minor championship titles, Dooley won Offaly Senior Championship titles in 1988, 1995, 1996 and 1998.
At inter-county level, Dooley was part of the Offaly minor team that won back-to-back
1988. After a slow start to his senior career, Dooley eventually became an ever-present figure at corner-forward and made a combined total of 66 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1999.[3] During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1994 and 1998. Dooley also secured two Leinster Championship
medals and a National Hurling League medal.
Dooley won his first
.Honours
Team
- St Brendan's Community School
- Dr Croke Cup (1): 1986
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1985, 1986
- Seir Kieran
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1988, 1995, 1996, 1998
- Offaly
- 1998
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1994, 1995
- 1990-91
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1989
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1986, 1987
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1986, 1987
Individual
- Awards
- All-Star(2): 1994, 1995
References
- ^ "Dooley brothers". Hogan Stand. 5 August 1994. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Three Dooleys four stories". Irish Independent. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 June 2000). "No mourning for summer heat". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2019.