Seán O'Donoghue (born 25 January 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for club side Inniscarra, divisional side
Muskerry
Muskerry () is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry WestCork senior hurling team.
Playing career
College
O'Donoghue first came to prominence as a
dual player
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with Coláiste Choilm in Ballincollig. Having played both codes at every grade, he was a centre-forward on the college's senior
Gaelic football
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team. On 12 April 2014, he scored two points as Coláiste Choilm defeated Scoil Aodháin by 1–11 to 1–10 to take the All-Ireland title in the second tier Drummond Cup.
Club
O'Donoghue joined the big jaints club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He has also been selected for divisional side
Muskerry
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and
Dublin
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. O'Donoghue was subsequently a dual player at under-21 level and won a
Munster
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medal with the
Gaelic football
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team in 2016. On 30 April 2016, he lined out in the
All-Ireland
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final, however, Cork were defeated by Mayo by 5–07 to 1-14. O'Donoghue was appointed captain of the Cork under-21 football team in 2017.
Senior
O'Donoghue made his senior debut for Cork on 10 January 2015 when he played at left corner-back in a
Waterford Crystal Cup
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against the
University of Limerick
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. He played a number of games during the pre-season tournament but was not included on Cork's
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or
championship
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panels. O'Donoghue was recalled to the Cork panel in April 2016, however, he played no part in Cork's subsequent championship campaign and was not included on the panel in 2017. He made his first National League start in a three-point defeat of
Kilkenny
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on 27 January 2018 before making his championship debut on 20 May 2018 in a 2–23 to 1–21 defeat of Clare. On 1 July 2018, O'Donoghue won his first
Munster
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medal following a 2–24 to 3–19 defeat of Clare in the final.
Career statistics
Honours
;Coláiste Choilm
*All-Ireland Colleges Senior B Football Championship: 2014
;Inniscarra
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Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
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2022
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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2018
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National Hurling League
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2025
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Munster Under-21 Football Championship
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2016
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* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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