John O'Neill (Limerick hurler)

Irish hurler

Irish name Seán Ó Néill

Sport Hurling

Born 1966
Kilfinane,
County Limerick, Ireland

John O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Néill
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1966 Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Blackrock
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1993-1994	Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

John O'Neill (born 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Blackrock and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

O'Neill began his hurling career at juvenile and underage levels with Blackrock. He progressed to adult level and won a Limerick IHC medal after a 2–04 to 0–08 defeat of Na Piarsaigh in the final.^[1]

At inter-county level, O'Neill first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.^[2] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2–15 to 3–06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.^[3]

O'Neill was drafted onto the senior team in 1993 and was part of the team that won the Munster SHC the following year after a defeat of Clare in the final.^[4]^[5] He was an unused substitute for Limerick's defeat by Offaly in the 1994 All-Ireland final.^[6]

Honours

Blackrock

Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1993

Limerick

Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1994
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1987
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984

References

↑ "Sleeping giants bid to rekindle magical days at headquarters". Irish Examiner. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Limerick Leader. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "Munster Final - 20th anniversary of Limerick's Munster SHC win of 1994". Limerick Leader. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "Limerick GAA to make 25th anniversary of the 1994 Munster hurling title victory". Limerick Leader. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "Flashback: 1994 All-Ireland SHC Final - Offaly v Limerick". GAA website. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2025.

John O'Neill navigation boxes

Limerick – 1984 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (3rd title)

1 V. Murnane
2 A. Madden
3 P. Carey
4 J. Fitzgerald
5 G. Hegarty
6 A. O'Riordan (c)
7 A. Cunneen
8 A. Carmody
9 M. Reale
10 T. Byrnes
11 G. Kirby
12 G. Ryan
13 P. Davoren
14 J. O'Neill
15 B. Stapleton

Subs used: 23 D. Marron for T. Byrnes; 21 C. Coughlan for J. O'Neill

Subs not used: 16 L. O'Connor; 17 D. Flynn; 18 J. Galvin; 19 M. O'Brien; 20 D. Nash; 22 P. Donnelly; 24 J. Bresnihan

Manager: P. Bennis
Selectors: S. O'Connor; M. Weekes; T. Bulfin; G. Molyneaux

Limerick – 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (1st title)

1 V. Murnane
2 A. Madden
3 P. Carey
4 D. Flynn
5 D. Nash
6 A. O'Riordan
7 M. Reale
8 G. Hegarty
9 J. O'Neill
10 G. Kirby
11 A. Carmody
12 G. Ryan (c)
13 P. Barrett
14 J. O'Connor
15 L. O'Connor

Subs used: 17 D. Marron for P. Barrett

Subs not used: 16 D. McKenna; 18 N. O'Farrell; 19 B. Stapleton; 20 B. Heffernan; 21 A. Cunneen

Manager: P. Bennis
Selectors: P. O'Sullivan; P. Shanahan; T. Bulfin; G. Molyneaux

Limerick – 1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finalist

1 J. Quaid
2 S. McDonagh
3 M. Nash
4 J. O'Connor
5 D. Clarke
6 G. Hegarty
7 D. Nash
8 C. Carey
9 M. Houlihan
10 F. Carroll
11 G. Kirby (c)
12 M. Galligan
13 T. J. Ryan
14 P. Heffernan
15 D. Quigley

Sub used: 17 L. O'Connor for M. Galligan

Subs not used: 16 T. Hennessy; 18 D. Barry; 19 S. O'Neill; 20 J. O'Neill; 21 B. Finn; 22 D. Flynn; 23 G. Galvin; 24 J. Roche

Manager: T. Ryan
Selectors: R. Kiely; L. Lenihan

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