Irish name Páidí Ó Néill Years Club NHL 0 | Sport Dual player Years County | |
Occupation Primary school principal 1977-1983
1987 Tipperary (football)
Dublin (hurling) | ||
Paudie O'Neill (born 1957) is an Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams.
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, O'Neill first excelled at Gaelic games in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior debut during the 1977 championship. O'Neill went on to play a key part for Tipperary as a footballer before later spending one championship season with Dublin.
At club level he is a one-time championship medallist in football with Clonmel Commercials. He also played hurling with St. Mary's and Ballyboden St. Enda's.
In retirement from playing O'Neill has become involved in team management and coaching. He has been heavily involved in various coaching roles with Ballyboden St. Enda's before becoming a selector to the Tipperary senior hurling team in 2012.