Johnny Dooley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Dulaoích | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right Half Forward | ||
| Born |
7 October 1971 Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2003– | Seir Kieran | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1991–2002 | Offaly | 35 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| Inter-county management | |||||
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Johnny Dooley (born 7 October 1971 in Clareen, County Offaly) is an Irish former hurling manager and player. He played hurling with his local club Seir Kieran and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1991 until 2002. Dooley served as manager of the Westmeath senior inter-county team from 2007 until 2008.
Johnny Dooley was born just outside Clareen, County Offaly in 1971. He was born into a family that was steeped in hurling history. His father's uncle, Tom Dooley, as well as his mother's father and uncle had all played with Offaly in the junior All-Ireland finals in 1929 and 1923 respectively. Similarly, for almost two decades Johnny and his brothers Billy and Joe formed the backbone of the Offaly senior hurling team.
On 10 January 2007 Dooley, along with his two brothers Billy and Joe, was profiled on the TG4 television programme Laochra Gael.
Dooley, along with his four brothers, played club hurling with his local Seir Kieran club. He enjoyed some success at underage levels before winning four senior county championship titles in 1988, 1995, 1996 and 1998.
By the late 1980s Dooley had earned a call-up to the Offaly minor hurling team. In 1987 he captured a coveted Leinster title in that grade following a victory over Kilkenny. Offaly later played Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. After an exciting hour of hurling Offaly emerged victorious by 2–8 to 0–12, giving Dooley a minor All-Ireland winners' medal. It was Offaly's first-ever minor title.
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