Andy O'Shea

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Andy O'Shea
Personal information
Irish name Aindriú Ó Sé
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born 1976
Kealkill,
County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
 St Colum's
Bantry Blues
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1998-1999
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Andrew O'Shea (born 1976) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with St Colum's and Bantry Blues and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

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Career

O'Shea played Gaelic football and hurling at all levels as a student at St Finbarr's College in Cork. He was part of the college team that won the Munster Colleges SBFC title in 1994, after a 1-08 to 1-05 win over Mount St Michael's Secondary School, Rosscarbery. [1] O'Shea later studied at Cork Institute of Technology and lined out in the Sigerson Cup. [2]

At club level, O'Shea began his club career with St Colum's before transferring to the Bantry Blues club. He was an unused substitute when Bantry beat Muskerry by 0-10 to 0-08 to win the Cork SFC title in 1995. [3] O'Shea won a second Cork SFC medal in 1998 after coming on as a substitute in the 0-17 to 2-06 defeat of Duhallow in the final. [4] [5]

At inter-county level, O'Shea first appeared for Cork as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MFC title in 1993, after a 2-07 to 0-09 win over Meath in the final. [6] He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team but ended his tenure in that grade without silverware. [7]

O'Shea was drafted onto the senior team during the 1998–99 National Football League. He was a member of the extended panel when Cork claimed the league title after a defeat of Dublin in the league final. [8] O'Shea was also a member of the extended panel for Cork's defeat by Meath in the 1999 All-Ireland final. [9] [10] [11]

Honours

Bantry Blues
Cork

References

  1. ↑ "'Farna' win Colleges 'B' final". The Southern Star. 26 March 1994. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fingers crossed for Cork stars in cup". Evening Echo. 9 February 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "LONG READ: How Bantry boys became Blues' legends in 1995". The Southern Star. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "When the Blues ruled the county". The Southern Star. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Blues for Duhallow". Irish Independent. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Minor Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Cork under-21 football teams: 1962-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cork football rewatch: League final joy in the Páirc against the Dubs in 1999". Echo Live. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "10 of the best: That sweet feeling when Cork beat Kerry in championship". Echo Live. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "O'Regan blow for Cork". Irish Independent. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mark O'Sullivan will take 1999 All-Ireland final regrets 'to the grave'". Irish Examiner. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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