Paudie O'Neill
Paudie O'Neill (born 1957) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Páidí Ó Néill | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Born |
1957 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Primary school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St. Mary's Clonmel Commercials Ballyboden St Enda's | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1977-1983 1987 |
Tipperary (football) Dublin (hurling) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 0 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 0 | |
| League titles | 0 | 0 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 0 | |
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, O'Neill first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior debut during the 1977 championship. O'Neill went on to play a key part for Tipperary as a footballer before later spending one championship season with Dublin.
At club level he is a one-time championship medallist in football with Clonmel Commercials. He also played hurling with St. Mary's and Ballyboden St Enda's.
In retirement from playing O'Neill has become involved in team management and coaching. He has been heavily involved in various coaching roles with Ballyboden St Enda's before becoming a selector to the Tipperary senior hurling team in 2012.[2][3]
References
- "Paudie O'Neill". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- Cahill, Jackie (18 October 2012). "Tipp 'strike gold' with appointment of new team coach O'Neill". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- "O'Neill happy to escape final hype". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.