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Barry O'Connell (hurler)

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Barry O'Connell
Personal information
Irish name Barra Ó Conaill
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1994
Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Kildimo-Pallaskenry
Club titles
Limerick titles 3
Colleges(s)
Years College
Limerick Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2016-2019
Limerick 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:20, 3 May 2019.

Barry O'Connell (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Premier Championship club Kildimo-Pallaskenry. He usually lines out as a right wing-forward. O'Connell is a former member of the Limerick senior hurling team.[1]

Playing career

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University

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During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, O'Connell was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]

Club

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O'Connell joined the Kildimo-Pallaskenry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually joining the club's top adult team.[citation needed]

On 28 October 2017, O'Connell captained Kildimo-Pallaskenry to the Limerick Intermediate Championship title. He scored a point from right wing-forward in the 2-13 to 0-09 defeat of Glenroe in the final.[citation needed]

Inter-county

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Minor and under-21

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O'Connell first played for Limerick as a member of the minor team on 27 April 2011 in a 2-14 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat of Cork.[3] His two seasons with the minor team ended without success.

O'Connell subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in his first season after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.[4] On 12 September 2015, he was at centre-back when Limerick defeated Wexford by 0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final.[5]

Intermediate

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O'Connell played for the Limerick intermediate hurling team for the first time on 9 June 2013 in a 0-20 to 0-15 Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary.[6] He also lined out during Limerick's unsuccessful championship campaign in 2015.[7]

Senior

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O'Connell joined the Limerick senior panel in January 2016.[8] He made his first appearance for the team in a 1-19 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly on 6 March 2016.[9]

O'Connell was included on the panel again in 2017, however, he was not included on Limerick's championship panel.[10]

O'Connell rejoined the Limerick senior panel in 2018. On 19 August 2018, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[11]

O'Connell was a member of Limerick's extended panel once again during the 2019 National League, however, he made no appearance during Limerick's eight-game run to the title.[12] He was dropped from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 31 March 2019.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2016 Division 1B 2 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00
2017 0 0-00 0 0-00
2018 5 0-04 0 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-04
2019 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00
Total 7 0-04 0 0-00 0 0-00 7 0-04

Honours

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Kildimo-Pallaskenry
Limerick

References

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  1. ^ McIntyre, Niall (27 January 2018). "Limerick hurlers must be the youngest senior inter-county team in the GAA". Sportsjoe. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ Rooney, Declan (24 February 2017). "Mary I remain on course to regain Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup title by defeating Davy Fitzgerald's LIT". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (28 April 2011). "Dowling lights up Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ Cahill, Jackie (10 June 2013). "Hammersley leads the charge for Tipperary". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (19 July 2015). "Third-quarter blitz secures title for Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (9 January 2016). "18 new faces on Limerick hurling panel". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ^ Egan, Kevin (7 March 2016). "Limerick set up promotion showdown with Clare". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (25 April 2017). "Limerick cut 7 players from panel ahead of hurling championship campaign". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (30 April 2019). "BREAKING: Limerick confirm 2019 senior hurling championship panel". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 3 May 2019.