Gearóid O’Connor (born 2000) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Moyne-Templetuohy and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. O'Connor usually lines out as a forwards.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Conchúir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
2000 Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4[1] in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018-present | Moyne-Templetuohy | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | Apps (scores) | |
2019-2024 | UL | 15 (2-124) | |
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2022-present | Tipperary | 10 (1-26) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:15, 12 May 2024. | |||
Career
editO'Connor first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with various Moyne-Templetuohy teams before eventually progressing to adult level.[2] He was top scorer with 1-12 when Moyne-Templetuohy beat Kilsheelan–Kilcash to win the Tipperary IHC title in 2021.[3]
As a student at Our Lady's Secondary School in Templemore, O'Connor won a Dr Harty Cup medal in 2017.[4] He later played with the University of Limerick and was part of their back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup-winning teams in 2022 and 2023.[5][6] O'Connor's performances resulted in his inclusion on the Team of the Year in 2023 and 2024.[7][8]
O'Connor first played for Tipperary as part of the Celtic Challenge team in 2017.[9] He later progressed to the under-20 team and won an All-Ireland U20HC medal in 2019 after beating Cork in the final.[10] O'Connor was drafted onto the senior team for the 2022 season and made his first appearance after coming on as a substitute in a Munster SHC defeat by Clare.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 May 2024
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Tipperary | 2022 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | — | 2 | 0-00 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0-36 | 4 | 1-19 | 2 | 0-01 | 11 | 1-56 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 1-28 | 2 | 0-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 1-34 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1-64 | 8 | 1-25 | 2 | 0-01 | 19 | 2-90 | ||
Honours
edit- Our Lady's Secondary School
- University of Limerick
- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ "INTERVIEW: Gearoid O'Connor hoping Tipperary can find their best form in 2024". Tipperary Live. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Newport undone by last gasp Bowe winner". The Nenagh Guardian. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Moyne-Templetuohy edge thrilling Tipp IHC final". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Templemore turn on the power". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Team of the Year named". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Champions Mary I lead the way on third level Hurling Team of the Year". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Tipperary GAA Scene". Nenagh website. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Tipperary's Craig Morgan says plan was to blitz Cork early". Irish Times. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Tipperary 2-16 Clare 3-21: Rampant Banner leave feeble Tipp on the Munster brink". Irish Examiner. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.