Shane O'Neill (Cork hurler)

Shane O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Néill
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986 (age 38)
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.
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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.

  1. ^ "Player profile: Shane O'Neill". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ 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.