# Darragh O'Donovan

Darragh O'Donovan (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Doon and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. His partner is well known Cork All-Ireland Winning Camogie Captain Ashling Thompson

## Playing career
### University

During his studies at Mary Immaculate College, O'Donovan was selected at midfield for the college's senior hurling team during his second year. On 27 February 2016, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as Mary I won their first ever title after a 1-30 to 3-22 defeat of the University of Limerick. O'Donovan was at right wing-forward when Mary I retained the title in 2017 following a 3-24 to 1-19 defeat of Carlow Institute of Technology.

### Club

O'Donovan joined the Doon club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-12, under-14 and under-15 grades. As a member of the club's minor team, he won back-to-back championship medals in 2012 and 2013 following respective defeats of Patrickswell and Na Piarsaigh. O'Donovan subsequently made his senior championship debut for the club.

### Inter-county
#### Minor and under-21

O'Donovan first played for Limerick at minor level. On 23 July 2013, he was at midfield when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford.
O'Donovan joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2014. In his second season he won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final. On 12 September 2015, O'Donovan was at midfield when Limerick defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final. He ended the season by being named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.

#### Senior

O'Donovan made his senior debut for Limerick on 13 February 2016 in a National League defeat of Wexford. Later that season he made his first championship start in a 1-24 to 0-18 defeat by Westmeath.
O'Donovan missed most of the 2018 National League after sustaining a broken finger. On 19 August 2018, O'Donovan scored a point from midfield when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. O'Donovan ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.
On 31 March 2019, O'Donovan was selected at midfield for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal after scoring a point from a line ball in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. On 30 June 2019, O'Donovan won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 07 July 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 4 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-04 |
| Limerick | 2017 | Division 1B | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 |
| Limerick | 2018 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-03 | 4 | 0-05 | 4 | 0-06 | 10 | 0-14 |
| Limerick | 2019 | Division 1B | 8 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-09 |
| Limerick | 2020 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-05 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-05 |
| Limerick | 2021 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-03 | 2 | 1-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 9 | 1-05 |
| | 2022 | | 4 | 0-02 | 5 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-06 |
| | 2023 | | 6 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-02 | 13 | 0-09 |
| | 2024 | | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 39 | 0-26 | 22 | 1-16 | 17 | 0-12 | 78 | 1-54 |

## Honours
### Mary Immaculate College

* Fitzgibbon Cup (2): 2016, 2017

### Doon

* Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2024 (c)
* Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2013

### Limerick

* All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
* Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
* National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
* All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2015
* Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2015
* Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2013

### Awards

* The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2023
* GAA/GPA All-Star (2): 2021, 2023