Ollie O'Connor (Kilkenny hurler)

Oliver O'Connor (born 1975) is an Irish former hurler who played for Kilkenny IHC club St. Lachtain's and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out in the full-forward line.

Ollie O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Oilibhéar Ó Conchúir
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1975
Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Quality controller
Club(s)
Years Club
 St. Lachtain's
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1998
 Kilkenny 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:11, 10 April 2022.

Career

O'Connor played hurling as a schoolboy with St. Kieran's College. He won the Dr. Croke Cup with the college in 1993, the same year he won a Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship title with the St. Lachtain's club.[1] He was also part of the St. Lachtain's team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 2010.[2] O'Connor first appeared on the inter-county scene as top scorer on the Kilkenny minor hurling team that beat Galway in the 1993 All-Ireland minor final.[3] His three years in the under-21 grade yielded an All-Ireland U20HC title in 1994.[4] At adult level O'Connor won an All-Ireland JHC title in 1995 before spending a number of unsuccessful seasons with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.[5][6] He ended his inter-county career with the Kilkenny intermediate hurling team.

Career statistics
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kilkenny 1998 Division 1A 11-04——11-04
Career total 11-04——11-04

Honours
St. Kieran's College
St. Lachtain's
Kilkenny

References
  1. "Leinster Colleges All-Ireland Senior Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. "Proud Kavanagh completes lifelong Lachtain's dream". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. "Kilkenny on song". Irish Times. 26 January 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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