Andy O'Shea

O'Shea played Gaelic football and hurling at all levels as a student at St Finbarr's College in Cork. He was part of the college team that won the Munster Colleges SBFC title in 1994, after a 1-08 to 1-05 win over Mount St Michael's Secondary School, Rosscarbery.^[1] O'Shea later studied at Cork Institute of Technology and lined out in the Sigerson Cup.^[2]

At club level, O'Shea began his club career with St Colum's before transferring to the Bantry Blues club. He was an unused substitute when Bantry beat Muskerry by 0-10 to 0-08 to win the Cork SFC title in 1995.^[3] O'Shea won a second Cork SFC medal in 1998 after coming on as a substitute in the 0-17 to 2-06 defeat of Duhallow in the final.^[4][5]

At inter-county level, O'Shea first appeared for Cork as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MFC title in 1993, after a 2-07 to 0-09 win over Meath in the final.^[6] He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team but ended his tenure in that grade without silverware.^[7]

O'Shea was drafted onto the senior team during the 1998–99 National Football League. He was a member of the extended panel when Cork claimed the league title after a defeat of Dublin in the league final.^[8] O'Shea was also a member of the extended panel for Cork's defeat by Meath in the 1999 All-Ireland final.^[9][10][11]

Bantry Blues

• Cork Senior Football Championship: 1995, 1998

Cork

• Munster Senior Football Championship: 1999
• National Football League: 1998–99
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1993
• Munster Minor Football Championship: 1993