Hugh O'Connor

Hugh O'Connor (born 2004) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and Hurler. At club level, he plays with Newmarket and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. O'Connor usually lines out as a forward.

Career

O'Connor played Gaelic football and hurling at all levels as a student at Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk. He was part of the school's senior team that won the Munster PPS SCHC title in 2020 after a 2-14 to 2-12 win over Scoil Pól Kilfinane in the final. O'Connor later lined out with University College Cork in the Sigerson Cup.

At club level, O'Connor played with Robert Emmets at juvenile and underage levels. He top scored with seven points when the amalgamation won the Duhallow U21AFC title in 2025, following a 0-14 to 1-10 win over Dromtarriffe/Kanturk in the final. O'Connor first played at adult level with the Newmarket club as a dual player in 2023. He won a Duhallow JAHC title in 2023, after scoring 2-01 in the 4-14 to 2-13 win over Dromtarriffe in the final. O'Connor has also been selected for the Duhallow divisional hurling team.

At inter-county level, O'Connor first played for Cork as a member of the minor team in 2021. He was joint-captain that year when the team claimed the Munster MFC title after a 1-17 to 0-13 win over Limerick. He ended the season as the championship's top scorer with 1-24. O'Connor later spent three seasons with the under-20 team, including one as team captain, but ended his tenure in that grade without silverware. He also lined out with Cork's under-20 hurling team.

O'Connor made his senior team debut when he came on as a substitute for Chris Óg Jones in a 2-21 to 0-13 defeat by Roscommon in March 2025.

Career statistics Club

Inter-county

Honours

Coláiste Treasa Munster PPS Senior C Hurling Championship: 2020

Robert Emmets Duhallow Under-21 A Football Championship: 2025

Newmarket Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship: 2023, 2025

Cork Munster Minor Football Championship: 2021