 After a slow start to his senior career, Dooley eventually became an ever-present figure at corner-forward and made a combined total of 66 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1999.During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1994 and 1998.Dooley also secured two Leinster Championship medals and a National Hurling League medal.