Gearóid O'Connor
{{Short description|Irish hurler (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2021}}
{{infobox Gaelic games player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image =
| caption =
| name = Gearóid O’Connor
| irish = Gearóid Ó Conchúir
| fullname =
| feet = 6
| occupation = Student
| birth_date = 2000
| birth_place= Templemore,
County Tipperary, Ireland
| nickname =
| county = Tipperary
| province = Munster
| club =
| clposition = Forward
| clubs = Moyne-Templetuohy
| clyears = 2018-present
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 0
| clprovince=
| clallireland =
| colleges = UL
| colyears = 2019-2024
| colapps(points) = 15 (2-124)
| fitz = 2
| counties = Tipperary
| icposition = Centre-forward
| icyears = 2022-present
| icapps(points) = 10 (1-26)
| icprovince = 0
| icallireland = 0
| allstars = 0
| nhl = 0
| clupdate =
| icupdate = 18:15, 12 May 2024
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2018/12/05/newport-undone-by-last-gasp-bowe-winner/|title=Newport undone by last gasp Bowe winner|date=5 December 2018|publisher=The Nenagh Guardian|accessdate=12 May 2024}} He was top scorer with 1-12 when Moyne-Templetuohy beat Kilsheelan–Kilcash to win the Tipperary IHC title in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40743816.html|title=Moyne-Templetuohy edge thrilling Tipp IHC final |date=13 November 2021|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=12 May 2024}}
As a student at Our Lady's Secondary School in Templemore, O'Connor won a Dr Harty Cup medal in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/templemore-turn-on-the-power-443336.html |title=Templemore turn on the power |access-date=21 February 2017 |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=20 February 2017}} He later played with the University of Limerick and was part of their back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup-winning teams in 2022 and 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/ul-nuig-fitzgibbon-cup-final-5687855-Feb2022/|title=UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double|publisher=The 42|date=19 February 2022|access-date=19 February 2022|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/sigerson-fitzgibbon-cups/four-goal-michael-kiely-fires-ul-to-fitzgibbon-cup-glory-against-university-of-galway-42348322.html|title=Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway|publisher=Irish Independent|date=18 February 2023|accessdate=18 February 2023|first=Tomás|last=McCarthy}} O'Connor's performances resulted in his inclusion on the Team of the Year in 2023 and 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41094169.html|title=The 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Team of the Year named|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=15 March 2023|accessdate=18 February 2024|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41356603.html|title=Champions Mary I lead the way on third level Hurling Team of the Year|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=19 March 2024|accessdate=18 April 2024|first=|last=}}
O'Connor first played for Tipperary as part of the Celtic Challenge team in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.nenagh.ie/news/article/tipperary-gaa-scene-09-05-2017|title=Tipperary GAA Scene|publisher=Nenagh website|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=18 April 2024|first=|last=}} He later progressed to the under-20 team and won an All-Ireland U20HC medal in 2019 after beating Cork in the final.{{cite web|url= https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/tipperary-s-craig-morgan-says-plan-was-to-blitz-cork-early-1.3996702|title =Tipperary's Craig Morgan says plan was to blitz Cork early|date=3 September 2019|work=Irish Times|access-date=3 September 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40857932.html|title=Tipperary 2-16 Clare 3-21: Rampant Banner leave feeble Tipp on the Munster brink |date=24 April 2022|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=12 May 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|4 May 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Munster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| rowspan="3"|Tipperary
|2022 |rowspan="3"|Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | colspan=2|— | 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 |
| colspan="3"|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
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Category:Moyne-Templetuohy hurlers