| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 2004 Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | The Bull | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilmallock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2022-present | Mary Immaculate College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2023- | Limerick | 9 (2-18) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Shane O'Brien (born 2004) is an Irish hurler.
O'Brien played hurling as a student at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. He was joint-captain of the college's senior team that won the Dr Croke Cup after a defeat of St Kieran's College in 2022. [1] O'Brien later lined out with the Mary Immaculate College freshers' team.[ citation needed ]
At club level, O'Brien first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilmallock, before joining the club's senior team. [2] He first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick during a two-year tenure with the minor team and won a Munster MHC medal in 2020. [3] O'Brien later progressed to the under-20 team and was at right corner-forward when the team was beaten by Kilkenny in the 2022 All-Ireland under-20 final. [4]
O'Brien was drafted onto the Limerick senior hurling team in 2023. [5]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2023 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-02 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1-08 | 2 | 0-05 | 1 | 0-02 | 6 | 1-15 | ||
| 2025 | 5 | 2-07 | 5 | 2-11 | 1 | 0-00 | 11 | 4-18 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 3-17 | 7 | 2-16 | 2 | 0-02 | 21 | 5-35 | ||