Darren O'Donoghue

Darren J. O'Donoghue (born 1973 ) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level, he played with Bandon, divisional side Carbery, and at inter-county level he lined out with the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

O'Donoghue played hurling and Gaelic football at all levels as a student at Hamilton High School in Bandon. He later studied at the University of Limerick and won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 1994 after UL's 2-12 to 1-11 win over Waterford RTC in the final.

At club level, O'Donoghue first played for Bandon as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to adult level. His performances at club level earned a call-up to the Carbery divisional team and he won a Cork SHC medal in 1994 after a 3-13 to 3-06 win over Midleton in the final. With the Bandon club, he won two South West JAHC medals before claiming a Cork JAHC medal in 1999. O'Donoghue was joint-captain of the Bandon team that beat Fr O'Neill's to win the Cork IHC title in 2011.

At inter-county level, O'Donoghue first played for Cork in 1994. He was part of the under-21 and junior teams that year, before also making his senior team debut that year in a defeat by Limerick. After spending three years with senior team, O'Donoghue later won a Munster IHC medal in 1999.

Honours

University of Limerick Fitzgibbon Cup: 1994

Bandon Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2011 (c) Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 1999 South West Junior A Hurling Championship: 1995, 1999

Carbery Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1994

Cork Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1999