Career
He signed for Rovers in the summer of 1982 departing for France to sign for Marcel Domingo at Nimes Olympique in July 1985. In April 1983 he played for the League of Ireland XI U21s against their Italian League counterparts who included Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli in their team He represented Rovers 6 times in European competition.
In September 2011 McDonagh broke his leg playing for Ireland Veterans against England Veterans at Whitehall Stadium.