title: Shane O'Brien (hurler)
text: # Shane O'Brien (hurler)
  
  Shane O'Brien (born 2004) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Kilmallock, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Limerick teams.
  
  ## Career
  
  O'Brien first played hurling to a high standard 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. O'Brien later lined out with the Mary Immaculate College freshers' team.
  
  At club level, O'Brien first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilmallock, before joining the club's senior team. 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. 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.
  
  O'Brien was drafted onto the Limerick senior hurling team in 2023.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Ardscoil Rís
  
  * Dr Croke Cup: 2022 (jc)
  
  ### Limerick
  
  * Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2023
  * National Hurling League: 2023
  * Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2022
  * Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 2020
  