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Nickname | The Bull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shane O'Brien (born 2004) is an Irish hurler.
O'Brien was born in 2004;his parents are Adrian O’Brien,a performance coach and athletic development specialist,and Edwina (née Moloney). [1]
His grandfather is Paudie Moloney. [1]
O'Brien played hurling as a student at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. He was joint-captain of the college's senior team that won the Dr Croke Cup after a defeat of St Kieran's College in 2022. [2] O'Brien later lined out with the Mary Immaculate College freshers' team.[ citation needed ]
At club level,O'Brien first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilmallock,before joining the club's senior team. [3] He first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick during a two-year tenure with the minor team and won a Munster MHC medal in 2020. [4] O'Brien later progressed to the under-20 team and was at right corner-forward when the team was beaten by Kilkenny in the 2022 All-Ireland under-20 final. [5]
O'Brien was drafted onto the Limerick senior hurling team in 2023. [6]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2023 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-02 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1-08 | 2 | 0-05 | 1 | 0-02 | 6 | 1-15 | ||
| 2025 | 5 | 2-07 | 5 | 2-11 | 1 | 0-00 | 11 | 4-18 | ||
| 2026 | 4 | 2-11 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 2-11 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 5-28 | 7 | 2-16 | 2 | 0-02 | 25 | 7-46 | ||