 He made his first appearance for the team on 28 June when he scored six points from left wing-forward in a 2–14 to 1–03 defeat of Limerick.O'Connell won a Munster Championship medal on 9 July following a 3–18 to 0–10 defeat of Waterford.On 3 September he lined out at left wing-forward in the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny and collected a winners' medal after scoring 1–03 in the 2–10 to 1–02 victory.