Donie Ryan (born 26 December 1976) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Garryspillane and was also a member of the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

Ryan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Garryspillane club and had a career that spanned 25 years with the club's top adult team. During that time, he won three County Championship titles in three different grades, including a County Senior Championship title in 2005. Ryan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at the underage and intermediate levels with Limerick. He joined his brother,

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, on the Limerick senior hurling team for the

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in 1997, however, it was 2002 before he established himself on the team. Ryan was at left corner-forward when Limerick lost the 2007 All-Ireland final to

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. His inter-county career ended when he was dropped from the panel in 2011.

Career statistics

Honours

;Garryspillane *

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board o ...

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Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by th ...

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Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Limerick in Ireland. The series of games ...

: 1996 *Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1995

References

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