 Joe Dooley has been immortalised in the song “That’s Joe Dooley”

Dooley played his club hurling with the Seir Kieran club and enjoyed much success in a career that last for a quarter of a century.In 1985 Seir Kieran qualified for their first county championship decider in over thirty years and Dooley was one of the key forwards.He bagged a grand total of 1-4 in the game, however, Kinnitty routed their opponents by 3-18 to 2-8.