| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán de Bairéid | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born | 31 January 2001 Blarney, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | The Blarney bullet | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2019-present 2020 | Blarney → UCC | 29 (6-159) 3 (0-07) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | Apps (scores) | |
2019-2024 | UCC | 11 (4-33) | |
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2020-present | Cork | 27 (5-40) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| * club appearances and scores correct as of 22:01, 8 June 2025. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 20 July 2025. | |||
Shane Barrett (born 31 January 2001) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Blarney and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward.
Born and raised in Rathpeacon, County Cork, Barrett first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Christian Brothers College, Cork. He progressed through the various age grades before joining the school's senior team in 2017. [1] Barret's final year with the college ended with defeat by Midleton CBS in the 2019 Harty Cup final, before losing to St Kieran's College in the All-Ireland semi-final. [2] [3] He later studied at University College Cork and immediately joined their freshers' hurling team before later joining UCC's Fitzgibbon Cup panel. [4] [5]
Barrett began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the Blarney club. He had his first major success when Blarney beat Carrigaline by 1-11 to 0-12 to claim the Cork Premier 2 MHC title in 2016. [6] He was still eligible for the minor grade two years later when Midleton beat Blarney by 1-22 to 1-10 to win the Cork Premier 1 MHC title. [7]
Barrett immediately progressed to adult level and made his championship debut in April 2019 in a 0-24 to 2-12 defeat of Ballinhassig. [8] He won a Cork PIHC medal in October 2020 after scoring two points from play in Blarney's 1-20 to 0-15 defeat of Castlelyons in the final. [9] Barrett was the team's top scorer with 1-69 in 2023, when Blarney ended their Cork SAHC campaign with a defeat by Bride Rovers in a final replay. [10]
Barrett first played for Cork as a member of the under-17 team during the holding of a one-off special championship in 2017. He won a Munster U17HC medal in this grade after a defeat of Waterford, before coming on as a substitute for Blake Murphy in Cork's subsequent 1-19 to 1-17 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. [11] Barrett progressed to the minor team proper as captain the following year. [12] After a year with no inter-county activity, he joined Cork's under-20 team in 2020. Success in this grade was immediate with Barrett claiming Munster and All-Ireland U20HC medals in 2020 after respective defeats of Tipperary and Dublin. [13] [14]
Barrett had one more year of under-20 hurling, however, his inclusion on the senior team in 2021 made him ineligible for the grade. [15] [16] Debuts in the National Hurling League and Munster SHC followed later that season. [17] Barret came on as a substitute for Darragh Fitzgibbon when Cork suffered a 3-32 to 1-22 defeat by Limerick in the 2021 All-Ireland final. [18] He was at centre-forward when Cork lost the 2022 National League final to Waterford. [19]
Barrett lined out at centre-forward for Cork's 3–29 to 1–34 extra-time defeat by Clare in the 2024 All-Ireland final. [20] He was presented with an All-Star award at the end of the 2024 season. [21] Barrett 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. [22] This was later followed by a Munster SHC medal after Cork's penalty shootout defeat of Limerick in the 2025 Munster final. [23]
| Team | Year | Cork PIHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Blarney | 2019 | 3 | 2-12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2-22 | |
| Total | 9 | 4-34 | |
| Year | Cork SAHC | ||
| Apps | Score | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0-07 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0-05 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1-69 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1-44 | |
| Total | 20 | 2-125 | |
| Career total | 29 | 6-159 | |
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2021 | Division 1A | 4 | 1-05 | 1 | 0-02 | 4 | 1-04 | 9 | 2-11 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0-09 | 4 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-11 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 1-12 | 4 | 0-01 | — | 9 | 1-13 | |||
| 2024 | 5 | 0-06 | 4 | 1-07 | 4 | 1-11 | 13 | 2-24 | ||
| 2025 | 6 | 2-11 | 4 | 1-09 | 2 | 1-04 | 12 | 4-24 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 4-43 | 17 | 2-21 | 10 | 3-19 | 53 | 9-83 | ||