Kevin O'Neill: key obituary facts
Is Kevin O'Neill dead? Yes. Kevin O'Neill died on October 21, 2026, at age 89.
Cause of death: Kevin O'Neill's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Kevin O'Neill known for?
Kevin O'Neill was a Vet.
More about Kevin O'Neill
Born: 1937Newry, Northern Ireland.
Occupation: Vet.
Kevin O’Neill, a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer and veterinarian, died on October 21, 2026, aged 89.
Born and raised in Newry, County Down, he attended Abbey CBS, where he played Gaelic football at every grade and won a MacRory Cup medal in 1954. He later studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin, earning a Sigerson Cup medal in 1962.
At club level, O’Neill represented Newry Mitchels, winning four Down Senior Football Championship titles between 1960 and 1968. His inter-county career began with Down’s minor team before he won an Ulster Junior Football Championship medal in 1958. That year, he made his senior debut for Down in a Dr Lagan Cup game against Derry. O’Neill went on to win three Ulster Senior Football Championship medals, beginning in 1959. In the 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, he played at wing-back as Down defeated Kerry 2–10 to 0–08; his brother Seán lined out in the forwards. His football career spanned school, university, club and county competition, with honours at each stage, from the MacRory and Sigerson Cups to Down and Ulster titles and an All-Ireland final victory.