Shane Dowling (born 21 February 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Na Piarsaigh and previously as a half-forward at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
On 11 March 2010, Dowling scored a point from play when Ardscoil Rís defeated Thurles CBS in the final of the Harty Cup.
[4] After surrendering their titles the following year, Dowling won a second Limerick Championship medal at midfield when Na Piarsaigh defeated Adare by 0-14 to 0-12 on 6 October 2013.
[5] He was switched to full-forward for the subsequent Munster Championship, which culminated with him winning a second provincial medal after a 4-14 to 0-08 defeat of Sixmilebridge in the final.
[9] On 15 October 2017, Dowling won a fourth Limerick Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1-22 to 2-14 in the final.
Scans initially showed cartilage damage, but during surgery a fracture was also discovered inside his knee which ended his participation in the Munster Championship.
[14] He coaches the under 14’ at his club and has brought them to win one county championships in under 13 and feile in under 14 Dowling first played for Limerick at minor level as a sixteen-year-old.
[30] On 19 August 2018, Dowling scored a goal after coming on as a substitute when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.
[33] On 30 June 2019, Dowling won his first Munster Championship medal in six years after coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Gearóid Hegarty in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.
[35][36] In November 2024, it was announced that Dowling would come out of retirement to be part of the Limerick senior hurling panel as a goalkeeper after playing the last two years in goal for his club.