 Few managers have achieved his successes in such a short period of time; two all-Irelands, two Munster Championships and two National League Division One titles.O'Connor was the first Kerry manager to take Kerry to three All-Ireland finals since Mick O'Dwyer.After taking a break from management for a year he took over Tralee club side Kerins O'Rahilly's in 2008 whom he led to the Munster Club Championship Final but lost out to Nemo Rangers of Cork.