Pearse O'Neill

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Pearse O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Piarsas Ó Néill
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Centre Forward
Born (1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 (age 43)
Cork, Ireland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Nickname Pee Wee
Occupation Accountant
Club(s)
YearsClub
1996-
Aghada
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2006-2013
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Pearse O'Neill (born 1 December 1979) is an Irish sportsperson. [1] He plays Gaelic football with his local club Aghada and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team between 2006 and 2013, when he announced his retirement from inter-county football. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Keys, Colm (19 September 2009). "Better late than never for Rebel star O'Neill". Irish Independent . Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. "Pearse O'Neill latest Cork retiree; Ger Cunningham resigns as hurling selector". RTÉ Sport . 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. Byrne, Cormac (5 November 2013). "Cork's Pearse O'Neill announces his retirement". Irish Independent . Retrieved 5 November 2013.