Dónal O'Grady
Daniel J. O'Grady (born 31 December 1953), known as Dónal O'Grady, is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he was a dual player with St. Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Gráda | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
31 December 1953 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Retired school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1973-1987 1975 |
St Finbarr's → University College Cork | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 3 | 6 | |
| Munster titles | 2 | 3 | |
| All-Ireland titles | 2 | 2 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Cork | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1977-1984 | Cork | 10 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
O'Grady enjoyed a hugely successful club career with St. Finbarr's. A dual All-Ireland club medal-winner, he also won Munster club titles and a total of nine Cork county medals across both codes. As an inter-county full-back, O'Grady captained Cork to a National League title and won four Munster SHC medals, before crowning his career with an All-Ireland SHC victory in centenary year in 1984.
As a coach, O'Grady has been involved at all levels with the St. Finbarr's club. 20 years after winning an All-Ireland title as a player, he managed Cork to All-Ireland glory in 2004. O'Grady also took charge of Limerick as manager and joint-manager on two separate occasions.