Donncha Sheehan

Donncha Sheehan (born 24 August 1979) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Adare and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Career

Sheehan played hurling at all grades as a student at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. He later studied at University of Limerick and was part of the UL team that beat Waterford Institute of Technology by 2-14 to 2-11 to claim the Fitzgibbon Cup title in 2002.

At club level, Sheehan first played for Adare at juvenile and underage levels, and was part of the club's under-21 team that won consecutive Limerick U21AHC titles in 1999 and 2000. He progressed to the club's senior side and was involved in five Limerick SHC-winning teams. Sheehan captained Adare to three successive title wins between 2007 and 2009.

At inter-county level, Sheehan first played for Limerick as part of the under-21 team. He won a Munster U21HC medal before later captaining the team to a 1-13 to 0-13 win over Galway in the 2000 All-Ireland under-21 final. Sheehan made his senior team debut in 2003. He was an unused substitute when Limerick had a 2-17 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the 2007 All-Ireland final.

Honours

University of Limerick Fitzgibbon Cup: 2002

Adare Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 2001, 2002, 2007 (c), 2008 (c), 2009 (c) Limerick Intermediate Football Championship: 2000 Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1999, 2000

Limerick All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2000 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2000