Donal Aherne

Donal Aherne (born 1950) is an Irish retired Gaelic football coach and player.

Aherne made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected on the Cork minor team in 1967.

He played in two championship seasons with the minors and collected back-to-back All-Ireland medals as captain.

[1] Aherne subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team, winning back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1970 and 1971.

He was a member of the extended panel when the team won the All-Ireland title in 1973.