HE WAS THE scoring star during Clare’s All-Ireland triumph’s in 1995 and 1997, and tomorrow night the career of Jamesie O’Connor will be revisited on TG4′s Laochra Gael programme.
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With those two All-Ireland wins, three Munster senior medals, four Allstars, an All-Ireland club title in 1999 with St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield and the Hurler of the Year award in 1997, O’Connor packed plenty success into his career.
The programme is on tomorrow night at 8pm and will be repeated next Sunday at 5.55pm on TG4.
Here’s a taste of what to expect and Tipperary fans may want to look away given the focus on that famous O’Connor point from the 1997 All-Ireland final.
Originally published at 11.02
Why is he going over now instead of at the end of the season when he’ll have completed his Leaving Cert? I know he’ll complete school in the UK but sounds like Manchester City have put pressure on him to go over now?
@James Clancy: Brexit? Age considerations outside eu?
@tribesman: Oh yeah, that could be the reasoning alright. Strikes me that it’d be a better move for the player himself to go over in the summer but Brexit could be an issue alright.
@James Clancy: I think for career development games at a reasonably level is a good argument to stay. But he will get the beat training money can buy at city. Also money is another valid reason. Most good 17 year olds don’t play professionally for long. But city pay huge wedge to their kids, so even if he doesn’t ‘make it’ he’ll have earned significantly for 3ish years which could set him up for life.
I hope he does well, man City seem to have a good education plan for their academy players.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-st-bedes-news-11311766.amp
Best of luck to him…