Tommy O'Connell (Cork hurler)

Tommy O'Connell

Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Conaill
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	2000 Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Business analyst
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
2018-present	Midleton	26 (4-13)
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2018-2019 2019-2022	University of Limerick University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2019-present	Cork	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 20:30, 12 December 2023. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:44, 27 January 2019.

Thomas O'Connell (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Midleton and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right wing-forward.

Playing career

Christian Brothers College

O'Connel first came to prominence as a hurler with Christian Brothers College in Cork. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns. ^[1]

University of Limerick

As a student at the University of Limerick, O'Connell immediately became involved in hurling. On 4 April 2019, he lined out at left corner-forward when the University of Limerick faced the Limerick Institute of Technology in the All-Ireland Freshers' Championship final. O'Connell top scored with 0-09 and collected a winners' medal following the 3–17 to 1–10 victory. ^[2]

Midleton

O'Connell joined the Midleton club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 12 October 2018, he was at midfield when Midleton faced Blarney in the final of the Premier 1 MHC. O'Connell scored a point from a free in the 1–22 to 1–10 victory. ^[3]

On 14 October 2018, O'Connell lined out for the Midleton senior team that faced Imokilly in the final of the Cork Senior Championship. After starting the game on the bench he was introduced as a 43rd-minute substitute in the 4–19 to 1–18 defeat. ^[4]

Cork

Under-17 and under-20

O'Connell first lined out for Cork as a member of the under-17 team during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance at left wing-forward on 11 April and scored five points in a 0–16 to 0–06 defeat of Limerick. ^[5] On 25 April, O'Connell won a Munster Championship medal after scoring four points in the 3–13 to 1–12 defeat of Waterford in the final. He was again at right wing-forward for Cork's 1–19 to 1-17 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin at Croke Park on 6 August. ^[6]

On 3 July 2019, O'Connell made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He lined out at midfield in the 1–20 to 0–16 defeat of Limerick. ^[7] On 23 July 2019, O'Connell scored a point from right wing-forward when Cork suffered a 3–15 to 2–17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final. ^[8] He was selected at midfield when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019 but spent much of the game at centre-forward. O'Connell scored 1-02 but was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 5–17 to 1–18 defeat. ^[9]

Senior

O'Connell was added to the Cork senior team in January 2019. ^[10] He was an unused substitute when Cork suffered a 2–18 to 0–17 defeat by Kilkenny on 27 January. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 October 2023

Team	Year	Cork		Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Midleton	2018	4	0-02	1	0-00	—		5	0-02
	2019	3	2-02	—		—		3	2-02
	2020	3	0-05	—		—		3	0-05
	2021	6	0-02	1	1-00	—		7	1-02
	2022	3	1-00	—		—		3	1-00
	2023	5	0-02	—		—		5	0-02
Career total		24	3-13	2	1-00	—		26	4-13

Inter-county

As of match played 16 June 2019.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2019	Division 1A	0	0-00	—		0	0-00	0	0-00
Total			0	0-00	—		0	0-00	0	0-00

Honours

University of Limerick

• All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship (1): 2019

Midleton

• Cork Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2018

Cork

• Canon O'Brien Cup (1): 2019
• All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2020
• Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2020
• All-Ireland Under-17 Hurling Championship (1): 2017
• Munster Under-17 Hurling Championship (1): 2017

References

1. Hurley, Denis (1 December 2016). "Tommy O'Connell leads charge as CBC turn it around". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
2. McMahon, Páraic (4 April 2019). "0-9 for Cork's O'Connell as UL claim All-Ireland Freshers hurling honours". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
3. "Midleton win Premier 1 County Hurling Championship". Rebel Óg. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
4. Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2018). "Imokilly retain title after ten-point win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
5. Slattery, Joel (11 April 2017). "Limerick U17 hurlers lose to Cork". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
6. O'Toole, Fintan (6 August 2017). "Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
7. Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
8. Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
9. O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
10. "Cork senior hurling team announced". Cork GAA website. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
11. "Kilkenny get league defence up and running with seven point win over Cork". The 42. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2018.