Dan O'Neill (hurler)

Daniel Gerard O'Neill (born 27 January 1973) is an Irish former hurler who played for Kilkenny Championship club Dicksboro and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He lined out in a number of positions but usually at midfield.

Dan O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Néill
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973
Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Veterinary inspector
Club(s)
Years Club
 Dicksboro
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
1991-1996
 University College Dublin
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1995-1998
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Career

O'Neill played hurling at club level at juvenile and underage levels with Dicksboro. He lined out in various schoolboy competitions with Kilkenny CBS before later winning a Fitzgibbon Cup college title with University College Dublin in 1993. O'Neill claimed his first title at adult level when Dicksboro won the Kilkenny IHC title in 1991 before later winning a Kilkenny SHC title in 1993. Later in his club career, he won an All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship title in 2006.[1]

At inter-county level, O'Neill first appeared as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that won consecutive All-Ireland MHC titles in 1990 and 1991.[2] He also won an All-Ireland U20HC with the under-21 team in 1994.[3] O'Neill joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1995.[4] He was an unused substitute when Kilkenny were beaten by Offaly in the 1998 All-Ireland final.

Honours
University College Dublin
Dicksboro
Kilkenny

References
  1. "'Boro gun for glory, but one eye is on survival in Kilkenny". Kilkenny People. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "Ronan to rescue for new-look Kilkenny". Irish Times. 19 June 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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