Andy O'Shea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aindriú Ó Sé | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1976 Kealkill, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St Colum's Bantry Blues | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Cork Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1998-1999 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Andrew O'Shea (born 1976) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with St Colum's and Bantry Blues and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.
Career
O'Shea played Gaelic football and hurling at all levels as a student at St Finbarr's College in Cork. He was part of the college team that won the Munster Colleges SBFC title in 1994, after a 1-08 to 1-05 win over Mount St Michael's Secondary School, Rosscarbery.[1] O'Shea later studied at Cork Institute of Technology and lined out in the Sigerson Cup.[2]
At club level, O'Shea began his club career with St Colum's before transferring to the Bantry Blues club. He was an unused substitute when Bantry beat Muskerry by 0-10 to 0-08 to win the Cork SFC title in 1995.[3] O'Shea won a second Cork SFC medal in 1998 after coming on as a substitute in the 0-17 to 2-06 defeat of Duhallow in the final.[4][5]
At inter-county level, O'Shea first appeared for Cork as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MFC title in 1993, after a 2-07 to 0-09 win over Meath in the final.[6] He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team but ended his tenure in that grade without silverware.[7]
O'Shea was drafted onto the senior team during the 1998–99 National Football League. He was a member of the extended panel when Cork claimed the league title after a defeat of Dublin in the league final.[8] O'Shea was also a member of the extended panel for Cork's defeat by Meath in the 1999 All-Ireland final.[9][10][11]
Honours
- Bantry Blues
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1999
- National Football League: 1998–99
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1993
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1993
References
- ^ "'Farna' win Colleges 'B' final". The Southern Star. 26 March 1994. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Fingers crossed for Cork stars in cup". Evening Echo. 9 February 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "LONG READ: How Bantry boys became Blues' legends in 1995". The Southern Star. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "When the Blues ruled the county". The Southern Star. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Blues for Duhallow". Irish Independent. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Minor Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Cork under-21 football teams: 1962-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Cork football rewatch: League final joy in the Páirc against the Dubs in 1999". Echo Live. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "10 of the best: That sweet feeling when Cork beat Kerry in championship". Echo Live. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "O'Regan blow for Cork". Irish Independent. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Mark O'Sullivan will take 1999 All-Ireland final regrets 'to the grave'". Irish Examiner. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2023.