▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁O ' Con nell ▁l ined ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁Mun ster ▁final . ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁sc or eless ▁throughout ▁the ▁game ▁but ▁collected ▁a ▁second ▁success ive ▁w inners ' ▁medal ▁following ▁a ▁ 0 – 2 3 ▁to ▁ 3 – 1 2 ▁defeat ▁of ▁Ti pper ary . ▁▁ ▁After ▁being ▁dropped ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season , ▁O ' Con nell ▁was ▁again ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁panel ▁and ▁l ined ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁Mun ster ▁final ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁C ork ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁ 3 – 1 6 ▁to ▁ 3 – 1 2 ▁with ▁O ' Con nell ▁winning ▁his ▁third ▁Mun ster ▁Championship ▁medal . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September , ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁mid field ▁for ▁C ork ' s ▁ 1 – 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 – 1 1 ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁defeat ▁by ▁Kil ken ny . ▁ ▁O ' Con nell ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁appearances ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁All - I reland ▁medal ▁as ▁a ▁non - play ing ▁substitute ▁following ▁a ▁ 0 – 1 7 ▁to ▁ 0 – 0 9 ▁defeat ▁of ▁Kil ken ny ▁in ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁against ▁Kil ken ny . ▁O ' Con nell ▁later ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁C