Joe O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Conchubhair
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1996
Murrintown, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation Coffee shop proprietor
Club(s)
Years Club
St Martin's
Club titles
Wexford titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2016-present
Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Joseph O'Connor (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Championship club St. Martins GAA and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back or centre-back.

Career

O'Connor is a member of the O'Connor hurling dynasty that includes 1996 All-Ireland Championship-winners George and John O'Connor and current players Rory and Jack O'Connor.[1] He first came to hurling prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the St Martin's club and was a member of their County Championship-winning teams in 2017 and 2019.[2][3] O'Connor first played at inter-county level during a two-year stint with the Wexford minor team before later lining out with the under-21 team.[4] He was just out of the minor grade when he was drafted onto the Wexford senior hurling team in 2016 and was a panel member during the 2019 Leinster Championship win.

O'Connor trained as a teacher while in DCU but switched careers to open a coffee shop in Wexford town.[5]

Honours

St. Martins
Wexford

References

  1. Moran, Seán (13 July 2021). "Wexford's Joe O'Connor ready to pick up where he left off". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "St Martin's upset the formbook in Wexford decider". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. "St Martin's edge out St Anne's to win in Wexford final". RTE. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. Furlong, Brendan (13 July 2021). "Westmeath shock Wexford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. "Wexford hurler Joe O'Connor leaves the classroom behind to pursue his passion with new coffee shop". Independent.ie. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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