to 0–14 defeat of reigning champions Clare in the final. On 11 September, O'Connell was at midfield for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny. He was held scoreless but claimed a winners' medal following the 0–12 to 0–11 victory. On 3 July 2000, O'Connell lined out in his second Munster final. He was held scoreless throughout the game but collected a second successive winners' medal following a 0–23 to 3–12 defeat of Tipperary. After being dropped for the 2002 season, O'Connell was again recalled to the panel and lined out in his third Munster final on 29 June 2003. Cork won the game by 3–16 to 3–12 with O'Connell winning his third Munster Championship medal. On 14 September, he was at midfield for Cork's 1–14 to 1–11 All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny. O'Connell made a number of appearances throughout the 2004 season. On 12 September, he won a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute following a 0–17 to 0–09 defeat of Kilkenny in All-Ireland final against Kilkenny. O'Connell later opted out of the Cork senior hurling panel after informing the management team that he was unavailable for selection for the 2005 season. O'Connell was invited back to the Cork team by manager John Allen at the start of the 2006 season. He made just two appearances during the National League and failed to secure a place on the championship panel. O'Connell was added to the Cork panel for the 2007 National League, however, he made no appearances throughout the campaign and brought his inter-county career to an end shortly afterwards. Munster O'Connell was selected for the Munster inter-provincial team during the 1999 Railway Cup. On 25 November, he was at midfield when Munster suffered a 2–13 to 1–15 defeat by Connacht in the final. Career statistics Club Inter-county Honours Midleton CBS Dr. Harty Cup (1): 1995 Cork All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1999, 2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1999, 2000, 2003 National Hurling League (1): 1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1997, 1998 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 1996, 1997, 1998 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1995 Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1995 References 1977 births Living people Midleton hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling selectors All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Sportspeople from Limerick (city)