View source for Conor O'Donovan

{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use Irish English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image =
| name = Conor Matthew O'Donovan
| irish = Conchur Ó Donnabháin
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| nickname =
| occupation = Bank official
| county = Tipperary
| province = Munster
| club =
| clposition = Half-back
| clubs = [[Nenagh Éire Óg GAA|Nenagh Éire Óg]]
| clyears =
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 1
| clprovince=
| clallireland =
| counties = [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]
| icposition = Centre-back
| icyears = 1984-1991
| icapps(points) = 15 (0-00)
| icprovince = 4
| icallireland = 2
| nhl = 1
| allstars = 0
| clupdate =
| icupdate = 22:57, 27 March 2018
| birth_date=1962
| birth_place=[[Effin]], [[County Limerick]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
}}
'''Conor Matthew O'Donovan''' (born 7 February 1962<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=The cream of the Premier|publisher=Kilkenny People|date=30 August 1991|accessdate=12 August 2022|first=|last=}}</ref>) is an Irish retired [[hurling|hurler]]. His [[National Hurling League|league]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] career with the [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] senior team lasted seven seasons from 1984 to 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/more-than-matter-of-civic-pride-for-thurles-and-nenagh-361140.html|title=More than matter of civic pride for Thurles and Nenagh|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=27 March 2018|first=Larry|last=Ryan}}</ref>
Born in [[Effin]], [[County Limerick]], O'Donovan was raised in a strong hurling family. His uncle, [[Terry Moloney (hurler)|Terry Moloney]], was an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] runner-up with Tipperary in 1960.
O'Donovan first played competitive hurling with the [[Effin GAA|Effin]] club at juvenile and underage levels. After transferring to the [[Nenagh Éire Óg GAA|Nenagh Éire Óg]] club, he immediately became a member of the club's senior team. The highlight of his club career came in 1995 when he won a [[Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship|county championship]] medal as captain.
O'Donovan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] minor team. He enjoyed one championship season with the minor team before subsequently joining the Tipperary under-21 team. O'Donovan later joined the Tipperary senior team, making his debut during the [[1984-85 National Hurling League|1984-85 league]]. Over the course of the following six seasons he enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medals in 1989 and 1990. O'Donovan also won four [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster]] medals and one [[National Hurling League|National League]] medal.
After being chosen on the [[Munster GAA|Munster]] inter-provincial team for the first time in 1987, O'Donovan was an automatic choice on the starting fifteen for the following three years. He ended his career without a [[Railway Cup]] medal.
==Honours==
;Nenagh Éire Óg
*[[Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): 1995 (c)
;Tipperary
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (2): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1989|1989]] (c), [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1991|1991]]
*[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]] (4): [[1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1987]], [[1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1988]], [[1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1989]], [[1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1991]]
*[[National Hurling League]] (1): [[1987-88 National Hurling League|1987-88]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Navboxes colour
|title=Conor O'Donovan navigation boxes
|bg=
|fg=
|list1=
{{Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Team 1983}}
{{Tipperary Hurling Team 1988}}
{{Tipperary Hurling Team 1989}}
{{Tipperary Hurling Team 1991}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odonovan, Conor}}
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Effin hurlers]]
[[Category:Nenagh Éire Óg hurlers]]
[[Category:Limerick inter-county hurlers]]
[[Category:Tipperary inter-county hurlers]]
[[Category:Munster inter-provincial hurlers]]
[[Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners]]