William O'Donoghue

For the person involved with the Red River Rebellion, see William Bernard O'Donoghue.

William O'Donoghue

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Donnchú
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1994 Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
2013-present	Na Piarsaigh
Club titles
Limerick titles	6
Munster titles	3
All-Ireland Titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2013-2017	University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2017-present	Limerick	41 (0-11)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	6
All-Irelands	5
NHL	3
All Stars	2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:44, 07 July 2024.

William O'Donoghue (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Na Piarsaigh which he captains and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.^[1]

Playing career

Club

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 09 June 2024.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Limerick	2017	Division 1B	5	1-03	0	0-00	0	0-00	5	1-03
	2018		0	0-00	2	0-00	4	0-00	6	0-00
	2019	Division 1A	0	0-00	5	0-01	1	0-00	6	0-01
	2020		4	0-02	3	0-02	2	0-01	9	0-05
	2021		5	0-02	2	0-01	2	0-01	9	0-04
	2022		4	0-00	5	0-01	2	0-01	11	0-02
	2023		3	0-02	5	0-01	2	0-00	10	0-03
	2024		4	0-00	5	0-02	1	0-00	10	0-02
Career total			25	1-09	27	0-08	14	0-03	66	1-21

Honours

Na Piarsaigh

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2016
• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2013, 2015, 2017
• Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 (c), 2020 (c), 2022 (c)

Limerick

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023

Awards

• The Sunday Game Team of the Year (2): 2021, 2023
• GAA/GPA All-Star (2): 2021, 2023

References

1. "Limerick cut 7 players from panel ahead of hurling championship campaign". The 42. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
2. Boyle, Donnchadh (7 October 2013). "Downes sets the tone for Na Piarsaigh to grind it out". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
3. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (25 November 2013). "Powerful Piarsaigh's blistering pace too much for tired Bridge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
4. Boyle, Donnchadh (12 October 2015). "Downes restores Na Piarsaigh as Limerick leaders". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
5. Cahill, Jackie (23 November 2015). "Dowling goal puts seal on Na Piarsaigh glory trail". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
6. Moynihan, Michael (18 March 2015). "Immortality for Na Piarsaigh as Cushendall rue big-day flop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
7. "Na Piarsaigh see off Kilmallock to secure Limerick hurling crown". Irish Independent. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
8. Keys, Colm (19 November 2017). "Late Na Piarsaigh surge sweeps aside Ballygunner in scrappy Munster final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
9. Keys, Colm (18 March 2018). "Cuala finish with four late points to finally see off Na Piarsaigh challenge and retain All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
10. Small, Darragh (29 October 2018). "Boss Beary points to experience of troops as Na Piarsaigh impress again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
11. Keys, Colm (6 October 2019). "Cian Lynch comes to the fore as Patrickswell hold off Na Piarsaigh in Limerick county final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
12. Moynihan, Michael (19 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh crush Doon in one-sided Limerick final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
13. "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
14. O'Connell, Jerome (11 March 2015). "Limerick U-21 footballers denied shock win by barrage of Cork goals". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
15. Stack, Damian (25 February 2017). "Hurlers back down to earth with a bang". The Kerryman. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
16. "Galway see off Limerick to advance to Division 1 final". Irish Examiner. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
17. McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
18. O'Connell, Jerome (21 December 2018). "42-man Limerick hurling panel for 2019 includes seven newcomers". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
19. O'Connell, Jerome (21 March 2019). "Limerick with 'pretty full compliment [sic] to select from' as Casey and O'Donoghue return". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
20. O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
21. O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2019). "11 players from Tipperary as 8 counties feature in 2019 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2019.