Dónal O'Neill
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| Born | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 October 2023 (aged 56) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | University lecturer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dónal O'Neill (1967 – 10 October 2023) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Edenderry and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior team. O'Neill usually lined out as a goalkeeper.
O'Neill first appeared at senior level for Edenderry as a 17-year-old in 1984. A year later, he was part of the team that beat Raheen by a point to win the Offaly SFC title. At inter-county level, O'Neill was part of the Offaly minor and under-21 teams in 1985, before making his senior team debut in a 3–16 to 1–8 defeat of Louth in that year's Leinster SFC.[1]
O'Neill captained the Offaly under-21 team to the Leinster U21FC title in 1986. He claimed a second winners' medal in 1988, before adding an All-Ireland U21FC medal to his collection after an 0–11 to 0–9 defeat of Cavan.[2] After taking a complete break from playing to concentrate on his studies, O'Neill returned to club activity and won a second Offaly SFC title in 1995.[3]