Donal O'Keeffe (1963 - 2 September 2022) was an Irish

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er. At club level he played with

Clonmel Commercials Clonmel Commercials GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club located in the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club is part of the South Division of Tipperary GAA. They have been Tipperary Senior Football champ ...

and was also a member of the

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Career

O'Keeffe first played

at juvenile and underage levels with the

club. He won a Tipperary MFC title in 1981 before later winning consecutive Tipperary U21FC titles in 1983 and 1984. By this stage O'Keeffe had joined the club's senior team and he won five Tipperary SFC titles during a

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for the club. O'Keeffe first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor football team in

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. He later lined out for one season with the under-21 team. O'Keeffe was drafted onto the senior team in 1984. He lined out at various times over the following number of years and

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ed the team in

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Death

O'Keeffe died at

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on 2 September 2022, aged 59. Two days earlier he was involved in a "freak accident" while cycling on the N25 outside

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Honours

;Clonmel Commercials *

Tipperary Senior Football Championship The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster ...

: 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994 *South Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994 *Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship: 1983, 1984 *Tipperary Minor Football Championship: 1981

References

External links

Donal O'Keeffe player profile
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