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Ollie O'Connor (Kilkenny hurler)

Ollie O'Connor
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.

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.

Career

O'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

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

St. Kieran's College
St. Lachtain's
Kilkenny

References

  1. ^ "Leinster Colleges All-Ireland Senior Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Proud Kavanagh completes lifelong Lachtain's dream". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Kilkenny on song". Irish Times. 26 January 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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