on 12 may 1996, donoghue lined out at left wing-back when galway qualified for the national league final. he ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-10 to 2-08 defeat of tipperary. donoghue won a connacht championship medal on 6 july after galway's 3-19 to 2-10 defeat of roscommon in the final. further injuries and surgeries brought his inter-county career to an end shortly after.