| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Ó hAodha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 2001 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 13 ft 17 in (4.39 m) | ||
| Occupation | Operations analyst | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2019– 2019– | St Finbarr's (SH) St Finbarr's (SF) | 20 (8–37) 25 (5–31) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 1 | 1 | |
| Munster titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2020-2024 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2021–2022 2022– | Cork (SF) Cork (SH) | 3 (0–0) 18 (8-22) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| * club appearances and scores correct as of 22:46, 2 August 2024. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 20 July 2025. | |||
Brian Hayes (born 2001 [1] ) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who plays for club side St Finbarr's and at senior level with the Cork county hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
Born and raised in Cork, Hayes played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at Presentation Brothers College (PBC). He was captain of the PBC senior football team in 2019. [2] Hayes later studied at University College Cork and was part of their Fitzgibbon Cup panel. [3] [4]
Hayes began his club career at juvenile and underage levels as a dual player with the St Finbarr's club, before progressing to adult level in 2019. It was as a Gaelic footballer that he claimed his first silverware when, in 2021, he won a Cork PSFC medal as midfield partner to Ian Maguire after a one-point defeat of Clonakilty in the final. [5] This was followed by a Munster Club SFC medal after a 2–09 to 1–10 defeat of Austin Stacks. [6] Hayes was the St Finbarr's team's top scorer from play when they won the Cork PSHC title in October 2022 after a 2–14 to 1–07 defeat of Blackrock. [7]
Hayes never played for Cork at minor level but lined out as a dual player with the respective under-20 teams. [8] He claimed his first All-Ireland U20HC medal in August 2021 after coming on as a substitute in the four-point win over Dublin in COVID-19-delayed 2020 All-Ireland U20 final. [9] Hayes collected a second winners' medal when Cork retained the title after socring 1-02 from play in the 4-19 to 2-14 defeat of Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland U20 final. [10] As a member of the under-20 football team, Hayes won a Munster U20FC medal after captaining Cork to a ten-point win over Tipperary in 2021. [11]
Hayes was drafted onto the Cork senior football team for the 2022 season and made a number of appearances for the team, including the All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Dublin. [12] He joined the Cork senior hurling team in December 2022. [13]
Hayes lined out at left corner-forward for Cork's 3–29 to 1–34 extra-time defeat by Clare in the 2024 All-Ireland final. [14] He ended the season by being names on the Sunday Game Team of the Year. [15] Hayes claimed his first senior silverware in April 2025 when Cork won the National Hurling League title following a 3–24 to 0–23 win over Tipperary in the final. [16] This was later followed by a Munster SHC medal after Cork's penalty shootout defeat of Limerick in the 2025 Munster final. [17]
Hayes's father, Paddy Hayes, was a member of the Cork senior football team that won the All-Ireland SFC title in 1990. [18] His uncle, Ger Cunningham, won All-Ireland SHC titles with Cork in 1984, 1986 and 1990. [19] His cousin, Ben Cunningham, has also lined out with the Cork senior team. [20]
| Team | Year | Cork PSHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | Cork PSFC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| St Finbarr's | 2019 | 1 | 0–0 | — | — | 1 | 0–0 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — | 2 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2020 | 3 | 0–9 | — | — | 3 | 0–9 | 5 | 0–8 | — | — | 5 | 0–8 | |||||
| 2021 | 3 | 1–6 | — | — | 3 | 1–6 | 6 | 0–6 | 1 | 0–3 | 1 | 0–0 | 8 | 0–9 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 4–16 | 1 | 0–2 | — | 7 | 4–18 | 5 | 4–9 | — | — | 5 | 4–9 | ||||
| 2023 | 5 | 2–3 | — | — | 5 | 2–3 | 4 | 1–5 | — | — | 4 | 1–5 | |||||
| 2024 | 3 | 1–3 | — | — | 3 | 1–3 | 5 | 2–4 | — | — | 5 | 2–4 | |||||
| Career total | 21 | 8–37 | 1 | 0–2 | — | 22 | 8–39 | 27 | 7–32 | 1 | 0–3 | 1 | 0–0 | 29 | 7–35 | ||
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2023 | Division 1A | 6 | 0–06 | 3 | 1–00 | — | 9 | 1–06 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1–06 | 4 | 0–05 | 4 | 2–08 | 12 | 3–19 | ||
| 2025 | 7 | 5–08 | 5 | 3–07 | 2 | 2-02 | 14 | 10–17 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 6–20 | 12 | 4–12 | 6 | 4–10 | 35 | 14–42 | ||