Shane Dooley

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Shane Dooley
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Dulaoích
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37)
Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2003-present
Tullamore
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Offaly titles 3 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2007-2023
Offaly 41 (22-237)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:33, 3 June 2018.

Shane Dooley (born 26 September 1986) is an Irish hurler who previously played as a right corner-forward for the Offaly senior team.[1]

Born in Tullamore, County Offaly, Dooley was born into a strong hurling family. His paternal and maternal granduncles as well as his grandfather enjoyed All-Ireland success with the Offaly junior team in 1923 and 1929. His father, Joe Dooley, and his uncles, Johnny and Billy Dooley, won seven All-Ireland medals between them between 1985 and 1998.[2]

Dooley first played competitive inter-county hurling and Gaelic football with Tullamore College. Here he won a Leinster Vocational Schools Junior B Championship medal and an All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship medal. Dooley simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Tullamore club. As a dual player at senior level he has won one county hurling championship medal and three senior football championship medals. While studying at the University of Limerick, Dooley won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 2011.[citation needed]

Dooley made his debut on the inter-county scene as a dual player when he was selected for the Offaly minor teams. He later lined out for the Offaly under-21 teams in both codes before concentrating on hurling after making his senior debut during the 2007 league. Since then, Dooley has become a regular member of the starting fifteen as well as Offaly's top championship scorer of all time.[citation needed]

As a member of the

Railway Cup medal in 2012.[citation needed
]

In December 2023, Dooley announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after 17 years.[3][4]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 June 2021.
Team Year National League Ring Cup McDonagh Cup Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Offaly 2007 Division 1A 2 0-03 2 0-00 2 0-00 6 0-03
2008 Division 1B 5 0-06 2 0-02 2 0-07 9 0-15
2009 Division 2 8 8-46 1 0-04 2 1-03 11 9-53
2010 Division 1 7 6-59 3 2-27 2 1-12 12 9-98
2011 8 3-42 1 1-13 1 1-09 10 5-64
2012 Division 1B 5 3-43 2 3-15 1 1-06 8 7-64
2013 5 4-37 1 0-05 1 1-04 7 5-46
2014 5 0-12 1 0-01 2 0-04 8 0-17
2015 6 4-55 1 0-10 1 0-06 8 4-71
2016 6 0-62 5 4-39 1 0-07 12 4-108
2017 6 4-53 2 3-17 1 0-05 9 7-75
2018 5 2-23 4 2-21 9 4-44
2019 4 2-06 4 1-07 8 3-13
2020 Division 2A
2021 5 0-19 0 0-00 5 0-19
Total 77 36-466 0 0-00 4 1-07 25 15-154 16 5-63 122 57-690

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Shane Dooley". Offaly GAA. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Dooley Brothers". Hogan Stand. 5 August 1994. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Offaly stalwart Shane Dooley announces inter-county retirement". RTE Sport. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Shane Dooley Retires From Inter-County Hurling". Offaly GAA. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2023.