| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Mac Donnchadha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
November 1953 Tuam, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Died |
20 May 2016 (aged 62) Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation |
CEO of Foras na Gaeilge, Chairman of Foras na Gaeilge, CEO of Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Ballinderreen Cortoon Shamrocks Barna | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1972 -1977 | University College Galway | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1972-1983 | Galway | 15 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:22, 9 February 2014. | |||
Joseph McDonagh (Irish: Seosamh Mac Donnchadha) (November 1953 – 20 May 2016) was an Irish hurler and, later, Gaelic games administrator, who served as the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1997 until 2000. He played hurling with his club Ballinderreen and the Galway senior team.
He was also chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge from 2002 to 2006 and chairman of the same organisation from 2015 to 2016. The Joe McDonagh Cup and the Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha (Joe McDonagh Foundation) are named after him.