Daniel Gerard O'Neill (born 27 January 1973)[citation needed] is an Irish former hurler who played for Kilkenny Championship club Dicksboro and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He lined out in a number of positions but usually at midfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Néill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
27 January 1973 Zambia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Veterinary inspector | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dicksboro | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1991-1996 | University College Dublin | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1995-1998 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editO'Neill played hurling at club level at juvenile and underage levels with Dicksboro.[citation needed] He lined out in various schoolboy competitions with Kilkenny CBS before later winning a Fitzgibbon Cup college title with University College Dublin in 1993. O'Neill claimed his first title at adult level when Dicksboro won the Kilkenny IHC title in 1991 before later winning a Kilkenny SHC title in 1993. Later in his club career, he won an All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship title in 2006.[1]
At inter-county level, O'Neill first appeared as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that won consecutive All-Ireland MHC titles in 1990 and 1991.[2] He also won an All-Ireland U20HC with the under-21 team in 1994.[3] O'Neill joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1995.[4] He was an unused substitute when Kilkenny were beaten by Offaly in the 1998 All-Ireland final.
Honours
edit- University College Dublin
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 1993
- Dicksboro
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 1993
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2005
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2005
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1991, 2005
- Kilkenny
References
edit- ^ "'Boro gun for glory, but one eye is on survival in Kilkenny". Kilkenny People. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Ronan to rescue for new-look Kilkenny". Irish Times. 19 June 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2021.