Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Néill | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born |
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland | 1 March 1986||
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.