| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Dulaoích | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner forward | ||
| Born |
12 November 1963 Clareen, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | ESB Employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1980–2006 | Seir Kieran | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1982–2000 | Offaly | 51 (14–72) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Joe Dooley (born 13 November 1963) is an Irish former hurler and manager.
Dooley enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Seir Kieran and is the only Offaly player ever to have won three All-Ireland titles. After a spell as player-manager with Seir Kieran, Dooley worked as manager with Tullamore, Toomevara and Offaly. He managed the Irish Senior International Shinty team for three years against Scotland and has managed the Linster Senior Hurling team for the period 2012 to 2014.
Born in Clareen, County Offaly, Dooley was the eldest of a family of five boys and four girl and was born into a family that was steeped in hurling history.[1] His paternal and maternal granduncles and his grandfather played for Offaly in the junior All-Ireland finals of 1915,1923 and 1929. Other members of the famous Dooley family include brothers Billy and Johnny, as well as his son Shane. He married wife Marie in 1985 and as well as eldest son Shane, they have two daughters, Aideen, and Niamh.
Joe Dooley has been immortalised in the song "That’s Joe Dooley"[1]