Ben O'Connor (born 25 January 1979) is an Irish

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coach and former player. He is the current coach of the

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intermediate team. O'Connor played for Cork Senior Championship club

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and was a member of the

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for 14 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-forward. Noted for his commanding presence and scoring ability on the wing, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. O'Connor began his hurling career at club level with Newtownshandrum. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 17-year-old in 1996 and enjoyed his first success that year when the club won the Cork Intermediate Championship title and promotion to the top flight of Cork hurling. O'Connor went on to make 79 championship appearances at senior level and was at centre-forward on Newtownshandrum's All-Ireland Club Championship-winning team in

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. His club career ended in

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, by which time he had also won three Munster Club Championship titles and four Cork Senior Championship titles. At inter-county level, O'Connor was part of the successful Cork under-21 team that won the All-Ireland Championship in

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. He joined the Cork senior team in

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. From his debut, O'Connor was ever-present as a forward and made a combined total of 114 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in

. During that time he was joined on the team by his twin brother

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and was part of three All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in

, as

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of the team in

and

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. O'Connor also secured five

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medals. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 15 March 2012. O'Connor won his first All-Star in

, before claiming a further All-Star in

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. He is currently Cork's fourth-highest championship scorer of all time, having scored 8–230 in 62 appearances. At inter-provincial level, O'Connor was selected to play in four championship campaigns with

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, with his sole

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medal being won in

Playing career

Mannix College

During his secondary schooling at Mannix College in

, O'Connor played in all grades of hurling before joining the college's senior hurling team. On 23 March 1996, he was at full-forward and scored 1-06 when Mannix College defeated St. Brogan's College from Bandon by 2–09 to 0–07 to win the Munster Vocational Schools' Championship. On 12 March 1997, O'Connor won a second successive Munster Championship title after he scored 1-06 from left wing-forward in a 1–19 to 1–10 defeat of Roscrea Vocational School in the final. He was switched to full-forward for the All-Ireland final against Athenry Vocational School on 27 April 1997. O'Connor scored nine points, including eight frees, in the 2–13 to 0–09 victory.

Vocational Schools

O'Connor lined out with the Cork Vocational Schools team in the mid 90s. In 1996 he was captain of the team that won the

All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship The All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship was a Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling competition. There are two levels of competition. Individual schools compete for county, provincial and All-Ireland competitions. County teams s ...

by overcoming Galway in the final He was again part of the team in 1997 and picked up a second winners medal after another win over Glaway.

Newtownshandrum

Minor and under-21

O'Connor joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 19 October 1997, he was at right wing-forward when Newtownshandrum faced St. Finbarr's in the Premier County Minor Championship final. O'Connor top scored with 0-09, including six frees, in Newtown's 2–13 to 0–10 defeat. It was his last game in the grade. O'Connor subsequently progressed onto the Newtownshandrum under-21 team. On 29 November 1998, he was at full-forward when Newtownshandrum faced

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in the Cork Under-21 Championship final. O'Connor scored three points, including two in the final few minutes, in the 1–11 to 0–14 draw. The replay took place on 6 December, with Newtownshandrum winning by 1–12 to 0–07 to take their first title in 25 years. O'Connor's performance at full-forward was described as "brilliant" in the ''

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''. On 12 December 1999, O'Connor was at midfield when Newtownshandrum lined out against Erin's Own in a second successive Cork Under-21 Championship final. He top scored with eight points, including five frees, and earned the

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award after the 1–13 to 1–07 victory. O'Connor lined out in his last underage game with Newtownshandrum on 17 December 2000 when the club faced

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in the Cork Under-21 Championship final. He scored 0-08 from full-forward in the 1–17 to 1–07 victory. It was O'Connor's third winners' medal in the under-21 grade.

Intermediate

On 15 June 1996, O'Connor made his first appearance at adult level when he was selected for the Newtownshandrum intermediate team. He scored 1–04 in Newtown's 3–10 to 0–07 defeat of

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. On 20 October, O'Connor scored 0-04 from left corner-forward in a 2–07 to 1–10 draw with

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in the Cork Intermediate Championship final. The replay took place on 3 November, with O'Connor top scoring with 0–06 in Newtownshandrum's 0–12 to 0–09 victory.

Senior

O'Connor made his first appearance at senior level on 28 June 1997 and scored 1–02 in Newtownshandrum's 1–11 to 2–12 defeat by

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in the first round of the 1997 Cork Championship. On 8 October 2000, O'Connor was at left corner-forward when Newtownshandrum faced Erin's Own in the Cork Championship final. He top scored with six points in the 0–14 to 0–11 victory in what was Newtown's first-ever championship title. O'Connor ended the 2001 Cork Championship as top scorer with 6-29. On 15 September 2002, O'Connor was at full-forward when Newtownshandrum faced reigning champions

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in the Cork Championship final. He scored seven points in the 1–14 to 0–12 defeat. Newtownshandrum faced Blackrock in a second successive Cork Championship final on 12 October 2003 with O'Connor lining out at centre-forward. He gave a "sparkling display" by scoring ten points in the 0–17 to 1–09 victory. O'Connor also ended the championship as top scorer with 2-30. On 30 November, he won a Munster Club Championship medal after scoring three points in the 2–18 to 2–09 defeat of

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in the final. O'Connor scored ten points in Newtownshandrum's 0–17 to 1–06 defeat of

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in the

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on 17 March 2004. He ended the provincial and All-Ireland club championship campaigns as top scorer with 0-47. On 16 October 2005, O'Connor won a third Cork Championship medal when he scored six points from centre-forward in a 0–15 to 0–09 defeat of Cloyne in the final. He scored six points again when Newtownshandrum defeated

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to win a second Munster Club Championship title on 4 December. O'Connor lined out in a second

on 17 March 2006 with

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providing the opposition. He scored four points, including three from frees, in the 2–08 to 1–06 defeat. O'Connor lined out at centre-forward in a fifth Cork Championship final on 14 October 2007. He was Newtown's top scorer with 1–03 in the 1–11 to 1–07 defeat by reigning champions Erin's Own. On 11 October 2009, O'Connor scored 1-04 from left corner-forward and won a fourth Cork Championship medal after a 3–22 to 1–12 defeat of reigning champions Sarsfields in the final. On 29 November 2009, the "ever-reliable" O'Connor scored five points when Newtownshandrum won their third Munster Club Championship after a 2–11 to 2–09 defeat of Ballygunner.

Cork

Minor and under-21

O'Connor first played for Cork when he lined out with the minor team on 26 June 1996. He scored one point in Cork's 0–16 to 1–09 defeat by

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in the

. Eligible for the grade again the following year, O'Connor was again at left corner-forward and scored four points when Cork suffered a 2–12 to 0–10 defeat by eventual All-Ireland champions Clare. O'Connor subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team and made his first appearance at right wing-forward on 24 June 1998 in a 4–18 to 1–11 defeat of Clare. He was switched to left wing-forward for the next game before being dropped from the starting fifteen for the Munster Championship final on 23 August. O'Connor was introduced as a substitute and scored a point in the 3–18 to 1–10 defeat of Tipperary. He was again on the bench for Cork's subsequent

against

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on 21 October. O'Connor was again introduced as a substitute in the 2–15 to 2–10 victory. O'Connor played his last underage game for Cork on 23 August 2000 in a 4–18 to 1–06 defeat by

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in the Munster Championship final replay.

Senior

O'Connor had just turned 20 when he was added to the Cork senior hurling panel. He lined out in three games during the team's unsuccessful bid to retain the

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title in

. On 13 June 1999, O'Connor made his first championship appearance at right corner-forward and scored a point in Cork's 0–24 to 1–15 defeat of

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. He started at left corner-forward in the subsequent Munster Championship final on 5 July and scored two points in the 1–15 to 0–14 defeat of reigning champions Clare. On 11 September, O'Connor was again at left corner-forward for the

against

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which Cork won by 0–12 to 0–11. He was later nominated for an All-Star award. On 3 July 2000, O'Connor lined out in his second Munster Championship final. He scored three points from left corner-forward in the 0–23 to 3–12 defeat of

. O'Connor was appointed

of the Cork senior team for the 2001 season. On 5 May 2002, O'Connor scored two points in Cork's 2–15 to 2–14 defeat by Kilkenny in the National League final. On 29 November, O'Connor and his 29 teammates from the Cork senior team announced that they were withdrawing their services from the county in the hope of better treatment from the county board. He had a low-key role during the two-week debacle which ended with a settlement with the Cork County Board on 13 December. O'Connor lined out in his third Munster final on 29 June 2003. As right wing-forward he scored four points in Cork's 3–16 to 3–12 defeat of Waterford. On 14 September, O'Connor was again at right wing-forward for Cork's 1–14 to 1-11

defeat by Kilkenny. He ended the season by being nominated for a second All-Star award. O'Connor was appointed captain of the Cork senior team for the 2004 season. On 27 June, he lost his first Munster Championship final when Waterford defeated Cork by 3–16 to 1-21. In spite of this defeat, Cork later qualified for the

against Kilkenny. A 0–17 to 0–09 victory gave O'Connor a second All-Ireland medal as well as the honour of accepting the

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. He ended the season by being nominated for a third All-Star award. O'Connor won his fourth Munster Championship medal on 26 June 2005 after a 1–21 to 1–16 defeat of Tipperary in the final at

Páirc Uí Chaoimh Páirc Uí Chaoimh ( ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the home of Cork GAA. The venue, often referred to simply as The Park, is located in Ballintemple, Cork, Ballintemple and is built near to ...

. On 11 September 2005, Cork faced

in the

for the first time since

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. O'Connor was in his usual position of right wing-forward and scored 1–07 in a

display. Cork won the game by 1–21 to 1–16, with O'Connor collecting a third All-Ireland medal. He ended the season by winning his first All-Star award. On 25 June 2006, O'Connor won his fifth Munster Championship medal when he scored 1–01 in a 2–14 to 1–14 defeat of Tipperary for the second consecutive year. Cork subsequently qualified for a fourth successive

, with Kilkenny providing the opposition for the third time. O'Connor top scored for Cork with 1-04, however, Cork eventually lost the game by 1–16 to 1–13. He ended the season by being nominated for a fifth All-Star. Following the 2006 All-Ireland final defeat Cork hurling went into decline. An All-Ireland quarter-final defeat in 2007 was followed by a second players' strike at the end of the year. This was in sympathy with the Cork senior football team. A second strike followed at the end of 2008 over the re-appointment of Gerald McCarthy as manager of the senior hurling team. All of these factors resulted in Cork's hurling team going into further decline. In 2010 O'Connor's side looked to be moving in the right direction. Cork qualified for the final of the National League; however, victory went to Galway. The team later reached the Munster final, only to lose out to Waterford after a replay. 2011 also saw Cork enjoy little success in the championship as the team exited following a defeat by Galway in the qualifiers. Following this defeat there was speculation that O'Connor may retire from the inter-county scene. While his twin brother Jerry decided to hang up his hurley, O'Connor decided to return to training for another season. He lined out in both of Cork's opening National League games in 2012; however, in a shock announcement he decided to call time on his career in March 2012.

Munster

O'Connor has also played with

in the inter-provincial championship. He first lined out for his province in 2002; however, defeat was his lot. A similar fate befell the province again in 2003. In 2005 O'Connor secured his first, and only,

winners' medal. He was a member of the team again in 2008; however, Munster lost out on that occasion again.

Management career

Charleville

O'Connor's first major position as a coach was with the

intermediate hurling team. On 29 October 2018 he coached the team to a first ever Premier Intermediate Championship title after a 0–15 to 0–14 defeat of Courcey Rovers in a final replay. They would later add the

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

overcoming

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. They lost out in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship to Oranmore-Maree in

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in 2019.

Midleton

On 23 December 2019, it was confirmed that O'Connor had been appointed manager of the

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senior hurling team for the 2020 Championship.

Personal life

O'Connor was born in the village of Newtownshandrum,

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to Bernie and Kathleen O'Connor (née O'Mahony). He was educated at the local national school before later attending Mannix College in

. While going to school here he had his first national hurling success, when he won an

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vocational schools medal in 1997. O'Connor currently works with his father as a hurley maker in Newtownshandrum village.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

Player

;Mannix College * All-Ireland Vocational Schools' Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1997 *Munster Vocational Schools' Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1996, 1997 ;Newtownshandrum *

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurlin ...

(1):

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 f ...

(3):

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Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...

(4):

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Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board ...

(1):

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Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Evening Echo'' Cork County Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

(3): 1998, 1999, 2000 ;Cork Vocational Schools *

(2): 1996 (c), 1997 * Munster Vocational Schools Championship (2): 1996 (c), 1997 ;Cork *

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(3):

(c),

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

(5):

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

(1):

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-co ...

(1):

;Munster * Interprovincial Hurling Championship (1): 2005

Individual

;Awards *Munster Hurling Team of the last 25 Years (1984–2009) * All-Star awards: 2005, 2008 *

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: 2006, 2008

Coach

;Charleville *

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Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork ...

;Midleton *

Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork ...

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References

External links

Ben O'Connor profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Ben 1979 births Living people Newtownshandrum hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Twin sportspeople Irish twins Hurling coaches Hurling selectors