Éamonn O'Donoghue (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Donnchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
5 February 1951 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Business manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1974–1983 | Cork | 17 (7–13) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Éamonn O'Donoghue (born 5 February 1951 in Blackrock, Cork, Ireland) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1983.
O'Donoghue first came to prominence as a member of the hugely successful Blackrock minor team of the late sixties. In all he won three successive minor championship medals as Blackrock secured a remarkable four-in-a-row between 1966 and 1969.
By 1973 O'Donoghue had become a key member of the Blackrock senior team and lined out in his first championship decider. A 2–12 to 2–10 defeat of Glen Rovers gave him his first championship medal. A subsequent two-point defeat of Newmarket-on-Fergus in the provincial decider gave O'Donoghue a first Munster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Blackrock against Rathnure. A rousing draw was followed by a great replay. Superb late goals by Donie Collins and O'Donoghue secured a 3–8 to 1–9 victory and a first All-Ireland medal.
Back-to-back championship titles eluded the Rockies, however, a 4–11 to 0–10 defeat of Glen Rovers in 1975 gave O'Donoghue a second championship medal. He later added a second Munster medal to his collection following a decisive 8–12 to 3–8 defeat of Mount Sion. Kilkenny's James Stephen provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final. Five points down at half-time, the Kilkenny club came storming back and defeated O'Donoghue's side by 2–10 to 2–4.
It was 1978 before O'Donoghue enjoyed his next success. A 4–12 to 1–7 defeat of Glen Rovers gave him a third championship medal. Once again the Rockies stormed through the provincial championship and defeated Newmarket-on-Fergus by two goals, giving O'Donoghue a third Munster medal. The All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Kilkenny again. This time it was Blackrock versus Ballyhale Shamrocks. Ray Cummins scored two goals in rapid succession in the opening thirty minutes to put Blackrock in the driving seat. At the full-time whistle Blackrock were the winners by 5–7 to 5–5, giving O'Donoghue a third All-Ireland medal as captain.
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