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]
