Dessie Donnelly (born 1959 in
Ballycastle, County Antrim
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sportsman. He played
hurling with his local club
McQuillan Ballycastle and was a member of the
Antrim senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.
Donnelly played in the
Antrim side that reached the
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final in 1989, losing out to
Tipperary GAA
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by
4-24 to 3-9 at
Croke Park. Donnelly received an
All-Star that year
being named in corner back. He also captained the All Star team in their exhibition game against Tipperary in the SkyDome, Toronto.
Honours
Club
*
Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
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(7)
**1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
*
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
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(6)
**1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
*
All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling Championship (0)
**Runners-up 1980
Inter-county
*
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
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(3)
**1989, 1990, 1991
*
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (0)
**
Runners-up 1989
*
All-Star (1)
**1989
*
All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship (3)
**
1978,
1981
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,
1982
References
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1959 births
Living people
Ballycastle McQuillan hurlers
Antrim inter-county hurlers
Ulster inter-provincial hurlers