Dan O'Neill (hurler)

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Dan O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Néill
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Zambia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Veterinary inspector
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Dicksboro
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
1991-1996
 University College Dublin
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1995-1998
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

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.

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Career

O'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

University College Dublin
Dicksboro
Kilkenny

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References

  1. ↑ "'Boro gun for glory, but one eye is on survival in Kilkenny". Kilkenny People. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ronan to rescue for new-look Kilkenny". Irish Times. 19 June 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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