Shane Dooley
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Dulaoích
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986
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.

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.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Dooley won a Railway Cup medal in 2012.

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
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Offaly 2007 Division 1A 20-0320-0020-0060-03
2008 Division 1B 50-0620-0220-0790-15
2009 Division 2 88-4610-0421-03119-53
2010 Division 1 76-5932-2721-12129-98
2011 83-4211-1311-09105-64
2012 Division 1B 53-4323-1511-0687-64
2013 54-3710-0511-0475-46
2014 50-1210-0120-0480-17
2015 64-5510-1010-0684-71
2016 60-6254-3910-07124-108
2017 64-5323-1710-0597-75
2018 52-2342-2194-44
2019 42-0641-0783-13
2020 Division 2A
2021 50-1900-0050-19
Total 7736-46600-0041-072515-154165-6312257-690

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.
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