Domhnall O'Donovan

{{short description|Irish hurler}}

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Domhnall O'Donovan (born 29 April 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for the Clare senior team.

Born in Clonlara, County Clare, O'Donovan first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Munchin's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Clare under-21 team. He made his senior debut in the 2010 Waterford Crystal Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Clare/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=122552|title='Sparrow' reveals first selection as O'Connell retains captaincy|publisher=Hogan Stand website|date=15 January 2010|accessdate=25 August 2013}} O'Donovan has since gone on to play a key role in defence for Clare.

At club level O'Donovan has won one championship medal with Clonlara.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/maddens-sharp-shooting-brings-89year-clonlara-famine-to-an-end-26487701.html|title=Madden's sharp shooting brings 89-year Clonlara famine to an end|publisher=Irish Independent|date=27 October 2008|accessdate=25 August 2013}}

O'Donovan played a key part in the drawn 2013 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final on 8 September against Cork. Despite leading for the whole game Clare found themselves a point down after 72 minutes. O'Donovan scored his first ever championship point coming from corner back to send the match to a replay which Clare won.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

In February 2016, O'Donovan announced that he had left the Clare senior hurling panel due to work commitments.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/allireland-hero-domhnall-odonovan-steps-down-from-clare-panel-34484112.html|title=All-Ireland hero Domhnall O'Donovan steps down from Clare panel|date=25 February 2016|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=25 February 2016}}

O'Donovan attended NUI Galway.{{cite news|url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/nui-galway-students-and-alumni-among-all-ireland-senior-hurling-finalists-.html|title=NUI Galway Students and Alumni Among All-Ireland Senior Hurling Finalists|date=2 September 2013|access-date=23 December 2018|archive-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223031322/http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/nui-galway-students-and-alumni-among-all-ireland-senior-hurling-finalists-.html|url-status=dead}} There he studied civil engineering, previously having engineered for himself a total of 530 Leaving Certificate points.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/it-was-nice-in-the-limelight-but-you-cant-live-off-things-like-that-30348493.html|title='It was nice in the limelight but you can't live off things like that'|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=12 June 2014}} His twin brother Cormac was a student of the same course at Galway as well. Both were part of the university hurling team during their winning 2010 Fitzgibbon Cup campaign.{{cite news|url=http://clarechampion.ie/major-clare-influence-on-nuig-fitzgibbon-campaign/|title=Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign|work=The Clare Champion}}