Derry Hayes

Derry Hayes in conversation with Christy Ring and Jack Lynch after the 1954 all Ireland final.

Derry Hayes (c. 1928 March 2005) was an Irish sportsperson who played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s.

Hayes first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurlers in the early mid-1950s. He won his first Munster title as a half-back in 1953. Hayes later collected his first All-Ireland medal following Cork’s defeat of Galway in one of the dirtiest All-Ireland finals ever. In 1954 Cork made it three-in-a-row by capturing another set of Munster and All-Ireland titles. Once again Hayes played a key role in the half-back line and added a second Munster and All-Ireland medal to his collection.

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