Séan O'Neill is a retired Gaelic footballer from County Louth, Ireland. He played for the Louth senior and junior county teams and for his local club Cooley Kickhams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Néill | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
c. 1980 County Louth | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Cooley Kickhams | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Louth | |||
Having played for the Louth county minor team for three consecutive years (1996-98), O'Neill made his Senior Championship debut in the 1999 Leinster Senior Football Championship against Dublin. The game ended in a seven point defeat for Louth.[1]
O'Neill would go on to make a total of five Senior Championship appearances for his county, while also appearing regularly in the National League. He finished on the losing side twice in O'Byrne Cup finals, in 1999[2] and again in 2010.[3]
Towards the end of his career, he captained Louth to victory in the 2010 Leinster Junior Football Championship final against Cavan.[4][5]
At club level, O'Neill captained Cooley Kickhams in the final of the 2004 Louth Senior Football Championship against peninsula rivals St Patrick's.[6]
Honours
editLouth
edit- National Football League Division 2: 2006
- Tommy Murphy Cup: 2006
- Leinster Junior Football Championship: 2010
Cooley Kickhams
edit- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (Louth Senior Football League): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Louth Senior Football Championship Runner-Up: 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013
- ACC/Paddy Sheelan Cup: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Louth Minor Football Championship: 1998
- Louth Minor Football League: 1997, 1998
References
edit- ^ "Dublin easily overcome a very Wee challenge". Irish Independent. 7 June 1999.
- ^ "Louth suffer another O'Byrne Cup final defeat". Dundalk Democrat. 13 March 1999.
- ^ "DCU enjoy Sigerson boost as Roche steps up to mark". Irish Independent. 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Leinster JFC: Osbourne helps Louth retain title". Hogan Stand. 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Revolution continues as juniors retain title". The Argus. 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Louth County Final 2004". The Argus. 17 September 2004.