Oliver O'Connor (born 1975) is an Irish former hurler who played for Kilkenny IHC club St. Lachtain's and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out in the full-forward line.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Oilibhéar Ó Conchúir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1975 Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Quality controller | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Lachtain's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1998 | Kilkenny | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:11, 10 April 2022. | |||
Career
editO'Connor played hurling as a schoolboy with St. Kieran's College.[citation needed] He won the Dr. Croke Cup with the college in 1993, the same year he won a Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship title with the St. Lachtain's club.[1] He was also part of the St. Lachtain's team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 2010.[2] O'Connor first appeared on the inter-county scene as top scorer on the Kilkenny minor hurling team that beat Galway in the 1993 All-Ireland minor final.[3] His three years in the under-21 grade yielded an All-Ireland U20HC title in 1994.[4] At adult level O'Connor won an All-Ireland JHC title in 1995 before spending a number of unsuccessful seasons with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.[5][6] He ended his inter-county career with the Kilkenny intermediate hurling team.
Career statistics
edit| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny | 1998 | Division 1A | 1 | 1-04 | — | — | 1 | 1-04 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 1-04 | — | — | 1 | 1-04 | ||||
Honours
edit- St. Kieran's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 1993
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 1993
- St. Lachtain's
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2010
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2009
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2009
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship: 1993
- Kilkenny
- Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1997, 1999
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 1995
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1994
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1993
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 1993
References
edit- ^ "Leinster Colleges All-Ireland Senior Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Proud Kavanagh completes lifelong Lachtain's dream". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2010. 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.
- ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny on song". Irish Times. 26 January 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2021.