Donncha Sheehan

{{Infobox Gaelic games player

| code= Hurling

| sport = Hurling

| image =

| name = Donncha Sheehan

| irish = Donncha Ó Síocháin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|24|df=yes}}

| feet = 5

| inches = 7

| nickname =

| occupation = Biochemist

| county = Limerick

| province = Munster

| club = Adare

| clyears =

| clapps(points) =

| clcounty = 5

| clprovince=

| clallireland =

| colleges = University College Cork
University of Limerick

| fitz = 1

| counties = Limerick

| icposition = Left corner-forward

| icyears = 2003-2009

| icapps(points) = 15 (1-11)

| icprovince = 0

| icallireland = 0

| allstars = 0

| nhl = 0

| clupdate =

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| birth_place=Adare,
County Limerick, Ireland

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/murray-buries-wit/26053701.html|title=Murray buries WIT|publisher=Irish Independent|date=4 March 2002|access-date=9 May 2025|first=|last=}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=Early goals give Adare the title|publisher=Limerick Leader|date=13 November 1999|access-date=20 April 2025|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=Brennan goal seals title for Adare in gripping encounter with neighbours Croom|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=11 December 2000|access-date=20 April 2025|first=|last=}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/adare-swat-na-piarsaigh-aside-to-claim-limerick-title-430709.html|title=Adare swat Na Piarsaigh aside to claim Limerick title|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=18 October 2009|accessdate=31 October 2018|first=|last=}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/brilliant-limerick-rip-cork-to-shreds/26112287.html|title=Brilliant Limerick rip Cork to shreds|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=3 October 2015|date=24 August 2000}}{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/young-guns-grab-glory-for-limerick-26109433.html|title=Young guns grab glory for Limerick|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=3 October 2015|date=18 September 2000}} Sheehan made his senior team debut in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30096643.html|title=Limerick overhauled for Dubs task|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=24 April 2003|accessdate=31 October 2018|first=|last=}} He was an unused substitute when Limerick had a 2-17 to 1-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the 2007 All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/id/264086/|title=Limerick Hurling Squad Portraits|publisher=Sportsfile|date=22 August 2007|accessdate=31 October 2018|first=|last=}}