| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Donal O'Brien | |
| Irish: | Dónall Ó Briain |
| Fullname: | Donal O'Brien |
| Feet: | 5 |
| Inches: | 8 |
| Nickname: | 'Daniel" |
| County: | Tipperary |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams |
| Clposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Clyears: | 1958-1962 |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Tipperary |
| Icposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Icyears: | 1961-1962 |
| Icapps(Points): | 7 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 2 |
| Icallireland: | 2 |
| Nhl: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Knockavilla, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 8 April 2012 |
| Death Place: | Southwark, London, England |
Donal O'Brien (6 July 1940 - 8 April 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
O'Brien made his first appearance for the team during the 1961 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two full seasons before his emigration to New York. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1] [2]
At club level O'Brien enjoyed a brief career with Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams.
O'Brien suffered an aortic aneurysm while on vacation with his wife and granddaughter. He died on 8 April 2012.