Dessie Donnelly (born 1959 in Ballycastle, County Antrim) is a former Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club McQuillan Ballycastle and was a member of the Antrim senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.[1]
Donnelly played in the Antrim side that reached the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final in 1989, losing out to Tipperary GAA by 4-24 to 3-9 at Croke Park. Donnelly received an All-Star that year being named in corner back. He also captained the All Star team in their exhibition game against Tipperary in the SkyDome, Toronto.
Honours
Club
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (7)
- 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (6)
- 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
- All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling Championship (0)
- Runners-up 1980
Inter-county
- Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (3)
- 1989, 1990, 1991
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (0)
- All-Star (1)
- 1989
- All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship (3)
References
- ^ "Antrim GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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