▁a ▁ 1 – 0 9 ▁to ▁ 0 – 0 4 ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Mon aster y ▁in ▁the ▁Hart y ▁Cup ▁final . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Hart y ▁Cup ▁final ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁game , ▁O ' Con nell ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁Mid leton ▁CBS ▁players ▁who ▁repeated ▁the ▁Le aving ▁Cert ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁title . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁l ined ▁out ▁at ▁left ▁wing - forward ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁success ive ▁Hart y ▁Cup ▁final . ▁He ▁ended ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁w inners ' ▁medal ▁after ▁scoring ▁eight ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 – 1 8 ▁to ▁ 3 – 0 5 ▁defeat ▁of ▁L ism ore ▁CBS . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April , ▁scored ▁three ▁points ▁from ▁left ▁wing - forward ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 0 ▁to ▁ 3 – 0 5 ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁defeat ▁by ▁St . ▁Rap ha el ' s ▁College ▁from ▁L ough rea . ▁ ▁Mid leton ▁ ▁O ' Con nell ▁joined ▁the ▁Mid leton ▁club ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁gr ades ▁at ▁ju ven ile ▁and ▁under age ▁levels . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁club ' s ▁senior ▁team ▁as ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁C ork ▁Senior ▁Championship ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁on ▁ 2