Donal Shirley

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Irish hurler

Sport Hurling

Born 2005
Tubber,
County Offaly, Ireland

Occupation Student^{[citation needed]}

Donal Shirley
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	2005 Tubber, County Offaly, Ireland
Occupation	Student^{[citation needed]}
Club(s)
Years	Club
2023-present	Tubber
Club titles
Offaly titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2023-present	DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2024-	Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

Donal Shirley (born 2005)^{[citation needed]} is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Tubber and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.

At school, Shirley played hurling and Gaelic football as a student at Moate Community School. He was part of the school's senior team beaten by Naas CBS in the final of the Leinster PPS SAFC in 2023.^[1] Shirley has also lined out for DCU Dóchas Éireann.^[2]

At club level, Shirley first appeared at juvenile and underage levels with the amalgamated Broans Gaels/Clara team. He won an Offaly MBHC title in 2022 after a defeat of Ballinamere/Durrow in the final.^[3] Shirley lines out as a dual player with the Tubber club at adult level.^[4]

Shirley first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a dual player at minor level. His last game in the minor hurling grade was a defeat by Tipperary in the 2022 All-Ireland minor final.^[5] After a one-year absence from inter-county activity, Shirley progressed to the under-20 team. He won an All-Ireland U20HC medal after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the 2024 All-Ireland under-20 final.^[6]

Shirley made his senior team debut during the 2024 National Hurling League.^[7] He won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal in his debut season after a defeat of Laois in the final.^[8]

Honours

Brosna Gaels/Clara

Offaly Minor B Hurling Championship: 2022

Offaly

Joe McDonagh Cup: 2024
All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2023,2024
Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2024
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 2022

References

↑ "Leinster PPS Senior "A" final: Naas CBS hold off late Moate CS comeback". GAA website. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
↑ "Tipperary players impress as UL claims All-Ireland Freshers hurling title". Tipperary Live. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
↑ "Clara/Brosna Gaels impress as they capture Minor B title". Offaly Live. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
↑ "Tubber man blazing a trail for hurling in West Offaly". Offaly Live. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
↑ "Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
↑ "Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
↑ "'We'll take it' says Davy Fitzgerald as Waterford demolish Offaly". Irish Examiner. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
↑ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

Donal Shirley navigation boxes

Offaly – 2022 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship finalist

1 L. Hoare
2 C. Larkin
3 J. Mahon
4 R. Kelly
5 D. Shirley
6 B. Kavanagh
7 T. Guinan
8 L. Kavanagh
9 C. Martin
10 S. Rigney
11 D. Ravenhill (c)
12 C. Doyle
13 D. Hand
14 N. Furlong
15 A. Screeney

Subs used: 17 C. Robinson for C. Martin; 18 M. Mulrooney for D. Shirley; 19 S. Connolly for D. Hand

Subs not used: 16 H. Sweeney; 20 A. Cleary; 21 R. Bracken; 22 R. Carney; 23 J. Liffey; 24 L. O'Riordan

Manager: L. O'Connor
Selectors: J. Pilkington; M. Cashen; E. Hannon

Offaly – 2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Champions (1st title)

1 L. Hoare
2 R. Kelly
3 B. Miller
4 J. Mahon
5 D. Shirley
6 B. Kavanagh
7 T. Guinan
8 C. Spain
9 C. King
10 S. Rigney
11 D. Bourke (c)
12 C. Doyle
13 L. Kavanagh
14 B. Egan
15 A. Screeney

Subs used: 17 A. Kavanagh for B. Egan; 18 E. Burke for C. Doyle; 22 D. Ravenhill for L. Kavanagh; 19 D. Hand for S. Rigney

Subs not used: 16 K. Coonan; 20 C. Larkin; 21 P. Taaffe; 23 A. Cleary; 24 M. Dalton

Manager: L. O'Connor
Selectors: J. Pilkington; M. Cashen; H. Hannon

Offaly – 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup champions (1st title)

1 M. Troy
2 B. Conneely
3 C. Burke
4 C. King
5 D. King
6 C. Kiely
7 D. Shirley
8 J. Sampson (c)
9 E. Kelly
10 K. Sampson
11 B. Duignan
12 E. Cahill
13 D. Bourke
14 C. Mitchell
15 A. Screeney

Subs used: 17 O. Kelly for E. Kelly; 19 C. Spain for A. Screeney; 20 J. Clancy for E. Cahill; 18 S. Bourke for D. Bourke

Subs not used: 16 S. Corcoran; 21 R. Ravenhill; 22 P. Cantwell; 23 D. Maher; 24 L. Watkins; 25 J. Nally; 26 K. Connors

Extended panel: 27 P. Cleary; 28 J. Screeney; 29 É. Cleary; 30 B. Kavanagh; 31 D. Nally; 32 D. Ravenhill; 33 L. Fox

Manager: J. Kelly
Selectors: M. Maher; C. Callanan; B. Teehan

Offaly hurling team – current senior panel

1 M. Troy

2 B. Conneely
3 C. Burke (c)
4 P. Cantwell

5 J. Sampson
6 D. Shirley
7 R. Ravenhill

8 C. King
9 D. King

10 K. Sampson
11 D. Bourke
12 O. Kelly

13 D. Ravenhill
14 B. Duignan
15 C. Mitchell

Substitutes: 16 L. Hoare; 17 C. Spain; 18 C. Kiely; 19 E. Burke; 20 J. Mahon; 21 B. Kavanagh; 22 P. Taaffe; 23 E. Cahill; 24 D. Nally; 25 S. Bourke; 26 A. Screeney

Manager: J. Kelly
Selectors: M. Maher; C. Callanan; B. Teehan

Above is the starting lineup vs Galway on 26 April 2025.

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