Gearóid O'Connor

Gearóid O’Connor
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.

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.

Career

O'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

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

Our Lady's Secondary School
University of Limerick
Tipperary

References

  1. ^ "INTERVIEW: Gearoid O'Connor hoping Tipperary can find their best form in 2024". Tipperary Live. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Newport undone by last gasp Bowe winner". The Nenagh Guardian. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Moyne-Templetuohy edge thrilling Tipp IHC final". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Templemore turn on the power". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ^ "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Team of the Year named". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Champions Mary I lead the way on third level Hurling Team of the Year". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Tipperary GAA Scene". Nenagh website. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Tipperary's Craig Morgan says plan was to blitz Cork early". Irish Times. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Tipperary 2-16 Clare 3-21: Rampant Banner leave feeble Tipp on the Munster brink". Irish Examiner. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.