| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Donal Shirley | |
| Occupation: | Student |
| County: | Offaly |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Colleges: | DCU Dóchas Éireann |
| Colyears: | 2023-present |
| Fitz: | 0 |
| Club: | Tubber |
| Clyears: | 2023-present |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Offaly |
| Icposition: | Left wing-forward |
| Icyears: | 2024- |
| Icprovince: | 0 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Tubber, County Offaly, Ireland |
Donal Shirley (born 2005) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Tubber and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
At school, Shirley played hurling and Gaelic football as a student at Moate Community School. He was part of the school's senior team beaten by Naas CBS in the final of the Leinster PPS SAFC in 2023.[1] Shirley has also lined out for DCU Dóchas Éireann.[2]
At club level, Shirley first appeared at juvenile and underage levels with the amalgamated Broans Gaels/Clara team. He won an Offaly MBHC title in 2022 after a defeat of Ballinamere/Durrow in the final.[3] Shirley lines out as a dual player with the Tubber club at adult level.[4] Shirley first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a dual player at minor level. His last game in the minor hurling grade was a defeat by Tipperary in the 2022 All-Ireland minor final.[5] After a one-year absence from inter-county activity, Shirley progressed to the under-20 team. He won an All-Ireland U20HC medal after beating Tipperary by 2–20 to 2–14 in the 2024 All-Ireland under-20 final.[6]
Shirley made his senior team debut during the 2024 National Hurling League.[7] He won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal in his debut season after a defeat of Laois in the final.[8]
2024
2022