Shane O'Neill (born 1974) is an Irish hurling manager and former

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who previously was the

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of the

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. As a player he lined out with Limerick Senior Championship club

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and the Limerick senior hurling team.

Playing career

Na Piarsaigh

O'Neill joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying much championship success in the minor and under-21 grades. On 25 November 1990, O'Neill was just 16-years-old when he was a member of the extended panel of the Na Piarsaigh junior team that qualified to play Dromcollogher/Broadford in the Limerick Junior Championship final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-10 to 2-00 victory. On 3 October 1993, O'Neill was at full-forward when Na Piarsaigh faced

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in the Limerick Intermediate Championship final. He scored three points but ended on the losing side after a 2-04 to 0-08 defeat. Na Piarsaigh qualified for a second successive Limerick Intermediate Championship final on 6 November 1994, with

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providing the opposition. O'Neill top scored with 1-02 from full-forward and ended the game with a winners' medal after the 2-14 to 0-04 victory. On 18 October 2009, O'Neill was at full-forward when Na Piarsaigh qualified for their very first Limerick Senior Championship final. He was held scoreless from play in the 1-17 to 0-03 defeat by

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. Na Piarsaigh qualified for a second senior final on 2 October 2011. O'Neill lined out at left wing-forward and scored a point from play in the 2-13 to 0-13 defeat of Adare. On 4 December 2011, he won a Munster Championship medal following a 1-13 to 0-09 defeat of

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in the final replay.

Limerick

Minor and under-21

O'Neill was called up for a trial with the Limerick minor team prior to the start of the 1991 season, however, he failed to make the championship panel. Again eligible for the grade the following year, he was an unused substitute on 22 April 1992 when Limerick suffered a 1-07 to 0-09 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship. On 16 April 1993, O'Neill made his first appearance for the Limerick under-21 team. He scored 2-01 from play in the 5-09 to 4-08 defeat of

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in the Munster Championship. On 23 July 1993, O'Neill scored a goal when Limerick suffered a 1-18 to 3-09 defeat by

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in the

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Senior

O'Neill was added to the Limerick senior team during the 1994-95 National League. He made a number of appearances throughout the campaign and was retained on the panel for the 1995 Munster Championship. O'Neill made his championship debut on 18 June 1995 when he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for

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in a 0-16 to 0-15 defeat of Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. On 9 July 1995, he was an unused substitute when Limerick suffered a 1-17 to 0-11 defeat by

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in the

. On 7 July 1996, O'Neill lined out at midfield when Limerick faced Tipperary in the

. He was substituted at half-time in the 0-19 to 1-16 draw. O'Neill was dropped from the starting fifteen for the replay a week later but collected a Munster Championship medal as an unused substitute after a 4-07 to 0-16 victory. On 1 September 1996, he was again listed amongst the substitutes when Limerick faced

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in the All-Ireland final. He remained on the bench for the 1-13 to 0-14 defeat. On 6 October 1997, O'Neill lined out at midfield when Limerick faced

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in the National League final. He scored a point from play and collected a winners' medal after the 1-12 to 1-09 victory.

Managerial career

Na Piarsaigh

In April 2014, it was confirmed that O'Neill had replaced Seán Stack as manager of the

senior team. His debut championship campaign saw Na Piarsaigh remain undefeated in the group stage and qualify for the

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against

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on 19 October 2014 where his side suffered a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat. O'Neill guided Na Piarsaigh to a second successive

on 11 October 2015. He claimed his first silverware as manager following the 1-22 to 4-12 defeat of

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. On 22 November 2015, Na Piarsaigh won the Munster Championship after a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat of

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in the

. On 17 March 2016, O'Neill managed Na Piarsaigh to the All-Ireland Championship medal when the club defeated Ruairí Óg by 2-25 to 2-14 in the All-Ireland final. On 15 October 2017, O'Neill guided Na Piarsaigh to a third county final in four seasons. He claimed his second championship as manager following the 1-22 to 2-14 defeat of

. On 19 November 2017, O'Neill won a second Munster Championship as Na Piarsaigh manager after a 3-15 to 2-10 defeat of Ballygunner in the

. On 17 March 2018, he guided Na Piarsaigh to a second All-Ireland final, however, his side suffered a 2-17 to 1-17 defeat by Cuala. It was later confirmed that O'Neill had stepped down as manager.

Galway

On 8 November 2019, O'Neill was ratified as manager of the

on a two-year term. On 2 September 2021, after two years in charge, O'Neill announced that he would not be seeking an extension to his term as Galway manager and would leave the position.

Career statistics

Honours

As a player

;Na Piarsaigh *

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 GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board ...

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Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in County Limerick, Ireland. The series of games are play ...

(1): 1994 *

Limerick Junior Hurling Championship The Limerick Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Woodlands House Hotel County Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick JAHC) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by ...

(1): 1990 ;Limerick *

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 ...

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

As a manager

;Na Piarsaigh *

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, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

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