Colm O’Neill

Quick Facts

Full Name	Colm O'Neill
Occupation	Gaelic Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 22, 1988(1988-09-22)
Age	36
Birthplace	Ballyclogh
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Cork
Horoscope	Virgo

Colm O'Neill Biography

Colm O'Neill is one of the most popular and richest Gaelic Football Player who was born on September 22, 1988 in Ballyclogh, County Cork, Ireland. Colm O’Neill (born 22 September 1988) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a right corner-forward in the Cork senior team.

After losing their provincial crown for under-21s at the end of 2008 Cork came back to the top in 2009 with captain O’Neill in charge. The Munster final in 2009 was a match between Cork with Tipperary and, again an extremely close game was the outcome. When the final whistle was blown “the Rebels had done just enough to get an 1-9 win over 2-5. It was O’Neill’s first Munster under-21 medal winners’ trophy on the field. The third time in the space of three years, Cork later made it to the All-Ireland final. Down played the opposition at that time and there was nothing between the two sides during the majority of the game. It took a goal in the final minutes by Colm O’Driscoll in order to win the victory of 1-13-2-9 for Cork. The victory not only saw O’Neill get his second All-Ireland under-21 winners’ trophy and also have the honor of receiving the cup on behalf of Cork County.

O’Neill made his first appearance for the team during the 2009 championship and quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen. Since then he has won one All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals, two National League medals and one All-Star award. O’Neill has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

In 2010 O’Neill was used as an impact sub rather than as a member of the starting fifteen. A defeat by Kerry in a replay of the provincial semi-final resulted in Cork being exiled to the All-Ireland qualifiers. After negotiating their way through a difficult series of games, Cork defeated Dublin to qualify for their third All-Ireland final in four years. Down provided the opposition on that occasion in the first meeting between these two teams since 1994. Cork got off to a lightning start, however, they eased off and trailed by three points at the interval. O’Neill didn’t start, however, when he came on as a substitute he immediately caused problems in the full-forward line. Paul Kerrigan got his sole point of the match to put ‘the Rebels’ ahead for the first time in fifty minutes after surrendering the lead in the fifth minute. Cork stretched the lead to three points, however, Down fought back. At the full-time whistle Cork were the champions by 0–16 to 0–15 and O’Neill picked up an All-Ireland winners’ medal.

In 2007 O’Neill was a regular on the first fifteen players in Cork’s under-21 team. Cork Under-21 squad. He was a part of the provincial final that year in the final against Tipperary and a high-scoring , entertaining game emerged. O’Neill was a slow day and was in a scoreless. Despite that, Cork did win the match 3-19 to 3-12, and Cork also added the Munster under-21 winners medal to his trophy collection. Cork was able to get across the All-Ireland series to reach his All-Ireland final with Laois. Another thrilling and tight match of football ensued, when neither team took the lead in the final minutes. O’Neill added goals and points in helping his team to an enviable 2-10-0-15 victory. He won his very first All-Ireland winners’ trophy at the under-21 level.

Colm O'Neill Net Worth

Colm O'Neill is one of the richest Gaelic Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colm O'Neill 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

O’Neill first became famous in the inter-county arena when he was a part of the Cork minor soccer team in the year 2005. O’Neill made his first appearance as a replacement the opening phase of the provincial championship game against Limerick. Cork was able to win the game and was later able to play in the Munster final match against Kerry. At this point of the championship O’Neill was established as a crucial player in the fifteen starting. In a thrilling match, O’Neill was the top scorer in Cork with a score of 2-3 and played a major role in Cork’s 3-8 to 1-11 victory. This was his very first Munster minor winners medal. Cork were, however, unexpectedly defeated by Offaly in the following All-Ireland quarter-final. With one point, Cork’s defense of the provincial minor crown was ended in a semi-final loss by Tipperary. In the same year O’Neill was selected to his team Cork youth football squad. He played as an extra in the Munster semi-final win against Clare However, O’Neill was not involved in the following Munster final win and All-Ireland semi-final loss.

In 2006, O’Neill was still in the running to play for O’Neill’s Cork Minor team. Despite scoring an assist and an assist, Cork’s defense of the provincial minor championship ended in a semi-final loss by Tipperary. Again, O’Neill was drafted onto the Cork under-21 team. He was substitute during the Munster semi-final defeat of Tipperary but his assistance was not needed for the Munster final win and All-Ireland final loss.

In 2009 O’Neill joined the Cork senior football panel in time for the start of the championship. He made his senior debut as a substitute for James Masters against Waterford in the provincial quarter-final. O’Neill also came on as a substitute in Cork’s next game against Kerry and immediately scored a 45-metre free to give Cork a one-point lead. Kerry, however, equalised and forced a draw. The replay saw Cork defeat their old enemy; however, O’Neill played no part in the game. He was introduced as a substitute again in the subsequent Munster final against Limerick, closely followed by his club-mate Paul O’Flynn. The game looked to be going away from Cork, however, ‘the Rebels’ fought back with O’Neill chipping in with a point. It was a vital score as Cork went on to win by a point on a score line of 2–6 to 0–11. It was O’Neill’s first Munster winners’ medal in the senior grade. Subsequent defeats of Donegal and Tyrone saw Cork qualify for an All-Ireland final showdown with Kerry. Cork were surprisingly named as favourites, however, this tag appeared to be justified when Cork led by 1–3 to 0–1 early in the opening half, courtesy of a goal and a point from O’Neill. The Kerry team stuck to their gameplan, helped in no small part by a Cork side that recorded fourteen wides. At the final whistle Kerry were the champions again by 0–16 to 1–9.

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