Martin O'Neill (born 1992) is an Irish
hurler who plays for
Waterford Senior Championship club
Mount Sion. He previously lined out with the
Waterford senior hurling team.
Career
O'Neill first played
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
at juvenile and underage levels with
Mount Sion before eventually progressing onto the club's
senior team. He simultaneously lined out with the
Waterford Institute of Technology
The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge) was an institute of technology, located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute had six constituent schools and offered programmes in business, engineerin ...
in the
Fitzgibbon Cup
The Fitzgibbon Cup ( ga, Corn Mhic Giobúin) is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland.
The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered ...
. O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene as
captain
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of the
Waterford minor hurling team that won the
Munster MHC title in 2009. He later lined out with the
under-21 team. O'Neill was still a member of the minor team when he was drafted onto the
Waterford senior hurling team as a member of the extended training panel in 2010. He was part of the team that won the
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
in 2015.
Career statistics
Honours
;Mount Sion
*Waterford Junior A Football Championship: 2021
;Waterford
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National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
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2015
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Munster Minor Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...
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2009
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References
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1992 births
Living people
Mount Sion hurlers
Waterford inter-county hurlers