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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónal Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
26 December 1976 Knocklong, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1993-2018 | Garryspillane | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2000-2011 | Limerick | 25 (7-09) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career edit
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.[1] Ryan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at the underage and intermediate levels with Limerick. He joined his brother, T. J. Ryan, on the Limerick senior hurling team for the Oireachtas Cup in 1997, however, it was 2002 before he established himself on the team.[2] Ryan was at left corner-forward when Limerick lost the 2007 All-Ireland final to Kilkenny. His inter-county career ended when he was dropped from the panel in 2011.[3]
Career statistics edit
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2002 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-02 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2004 | 7 | 2-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 2-06 | ||
| 2005 | 8 | 3-07 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 3-02 | 14 | 6-10 | ||
| 2006 | 6 | 1-08 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-01 | 11 | 2-09 | ||
| 2007 | 5 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-00 | 3 | 3-02 | 10 | 3-04 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 2-05 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 6 | 2-07 | ||
| 2009 | Division 1 | 5 | 1-03 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 8 | 1-04 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2011 | Division 2 | 2 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-02 | |
| Career total | 39 | 9-35 | 9 | 0-02 | 16 | 7-07 | 64 | 16-44 | ||
Honours edit
- Garryspillane
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 2005
- Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2018
- Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1996
- Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1995
References edit
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (22 October 2018). "Donie Ryan wins a third Limerick title spanning three decades with Garryspillane". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (27 August 2007). "Take a look through my eyes". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul (18 October 2011). "Allen drops nine Limerick players from panel". The 42. Retrieved 23 August 2021.