Peter O'Leary is a

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player from

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. In 2003 was part of the

team that won the

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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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1985 births Living people Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers O'Dempseys Gaelic footballers {{Laois-gaelic-football-bio-stub