Shane O'Neill (Cork hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Néill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1 March 1986 Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Advisory associate at PwC | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2004-present | Bishopstown | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2005-present | Cork | 35 (0-1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:43, 18 July 2014. | |||
Shane O'Neill (born 1 March 1986) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.[1][2]
Born in Bishopstown, Cork, O'Neill first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior team as a member of the extended panel during the 2005 championship. Since then O'Neill has become a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one Munster medal on the field of play. He has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team, O'Neill has won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he has won several championship medals in all grades with Bishopstown.
Playing career
Club
O'Neill was a beneficiary of the under-age hurling boom with Bishopstown between 2003 and 2007. Back-to-back minor championship medals in 2003 and 2004 were followed by back-to-back under-21 championship medals in 2006 and 2007.
In 2006 O'Neill was a key member of Bishopstown's top team that faced Carrigtwohill in the final of the premier intermediate championship. A 0-20 to 1-11 victory gave him a Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship medal.
Inter-county
O'Neill first lined out with Cork in the minor grade in 2003. A disappointing season followed, however, in 2004 he won his first Munster medal as Cork ended Tipperary's hopes of four-in-a-row with a 2-13 to 3-8 victory.[3]
The following year O'Neill was a key member of the Cork under-21 team. He won a Munster medal in his debut year, as Cork defeated old rivals Tipperary by 4-8 to 0-13.[4]
Two years later and O'Neill was appointed captain of the Cork under-21 team. He won a second Munster medal on that occasion following a 1-20 to 0-10 trouncing of Waterford.[5]
By 2005 O'Neill's performances for the Cork minor and under-21 teams brought him to the attention of the senior selectors. He was a member of the extended panel during Cork's All-Ireland victory. He won a Munster medal in 2006 as an unused substitute.
On 17 June 2007 O'Neill made his senior championship debut in a 5-15 to 3-18 Munster semi-final defeat by Waterford. The following few seasons saw Cork go into decline, however, a highlight for O'Neill was being appointed captain of the team in 2011.[6]
O'Neill lined out in his second Munster decider in 2013, however, Cork faced a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick.[7] On 8 September 2013 he lined out against Clare in his first All-Ireland final. Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Patrick Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-gasp point from corner-back Domhnall O'Donovan earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw.[8] The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Patrick Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare.[9]
In 2014 O'Neill won his first Munster medal on the field of play as goals by Séamus Harnedy and Paudie O'Sullivan gave Cork a 2-24 to 0-24 victory over Limerick.[10]
Inter-provincial
O'Neill also had the honour of being picked for Munster in the inter-provincial series of games. He won an Interprovincial Championship medal in 2013 as Munster defeated Connacht by 1-22 to 0-15.[11]
Honours
- Bishopstown
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2006
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2006, 2007
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2005 (sub)
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2006 (sub), 2014
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2005, 2007
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2004
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 2013
References
- ^ "Player profile: Shane O'Neill". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Brian (19 June 2014). "Shane O'Neill: 'We can't keep losing'". GAA website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (28 June 2004). "Murphy ends Tipperary dreams of four in a row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (4 August 2005). "Hartnett goal seals Cork grand slam". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Keyes, Dermot (3 August 2007). "Waterford's Munster treble dream dashed by Rebels". The Munster Express. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan & Fogarty, John (5 January 2011). "O'Neill the 'ideal choice' as new Cork hurling captain". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Munster too strong for Connacht". Irish Examiner. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.