Seán O'Leary-Hayes (born 16 July 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club

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and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a full-back.

Playing career

Midleton CBS

O'Leary-Hayes played in all grades of hurling with

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before progressing onto the college's senior team. On 15 December 2016, he was at full-back when Midelton CBS defeated St. Colman's College from

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by 0-11 to 0-10 to win the Dr. O'Callaghan Cup.

Midleton

O'Leary-Hayes joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 25 June 2017, he made his first appearance at

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level when he lined out at right wing-back in a 2-25 to 4-15 defeat of Erin's Own.

Cork

Minor and under-20

O'Leary-Hayes first played for

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as a member of the minor team on 6 April 2016. He was at left corner-back for Cork's 0-17 to 1-10 defeat of

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in the 2016 Munster Championship. O'Leary-Hayes moved to full-back and was appointed

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of the Cork minor hurling team for the 2017 Munster Championship. On 9 July, he scored a point from full-back when Cork defeated

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by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since

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. On 3 September, O'Leary-Hayes captained Cork to a 2017 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat by

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. He was later named in the full-back position on the inaugural Minor Star Awards Hurling Team of the Year. On 3 July 2019, O'Leary-Hayes made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He lined out at centre-back in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of

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. On 23 July 2019, O'Leary-Hayes was again at centre-back when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the

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. He was selected at centre-back when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019 but spent much of the game at left corner-back. O'Leary-Hayes ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.

Senior

O'Leary-Hayes was called up to the Cork senior panel in late 2018 before making his debut on 2 January 2019 when he came on as a substitute in a 1-24 to 1-18 defeat by Waterford in the Munster League. He was later added to the panel for Cork's

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game against

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

;Midleton CBS * Dean Ryan Cup (1): 2015 ;Cork *

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References

External links

Seán O'Leary-Hayes profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:OLeary-Hayes, Seán 1999 births Living people Midleton hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen