Peter O'Leary (Laois footballer)

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Peter O'Leary
Personal information
Irish name Peadar Ó Laoire
Sport Gaelic football
Position Wing Back
Born 1985
Killenard, County Laois, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2003–Present
O'Dempseys
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2006–2015
Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Peter O'Leary is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland. [1]

In 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997.

In 2006, Peter was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster U21 Football Championship and graduated onto the county's senior team later that season, replacing Paul McDonald on the team that played Mayo.

in 2015, Peter announced his retirement from inter county football at the age of 29.

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References

  1. Rory Delaney (15 March 2009). "Laois face relegation after Cork drubbing". Leinster Express . Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
Preceded by Laois Senior Football Captain
2012–present
Succeeded by
incumbent