Brian O'Connell (hurler)
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Shannon,
County Clare, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Ó Conaill[1][2] | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
17 February 1984 Shannon, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | BOC | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Wolfe Tones | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003-2010; 2012-2013 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Brian O'Connell (born 17 February 1984) is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he played with Wolfe Tones, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams. O'Connell has been the Clare minor hurling team manager since 2021.
Born in Shannon, County Clare, O'Connell first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Wolfe Tones club. He eventually progressed to adult level and won a Clare SHC medal after a defeat of Newmarket-on-Fergus in 2006.[3]
O'Connell first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare as a member of the minor team in 2002.[4] He later spent three consecutive seasons with the under-21 team. O'Connell was drafted onto the senior team in 2003 and served as captain for three consecutive seasons, including during Clare's 2008 Munster final defeat by Tipperary.[5]
O'Connell, who worked as a carpenter, emigrated to Australia in 2010, citing a lack of work in Ireland.[6] He was one of the first high-profile hurlers to leave due to work commitments.[7] O'Connell returned home in 2012 and immediately re-joined the Clare team.[8] A series of ongoing injuries forced him to leave the panel in early 2013.[9]