He played hurling with his local club Dungourney and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1902 until 1907.
Leahy played his club hurling with the famous Dungourney team in Cork and enjoyed some success.
[citation needed] Leahy first tasted success on the inter-county scene with Cork in 1902 when he lined out in his first Munster final.
[1] Galway and Dublin were later defeated as Cork booked their place in the All-Ireland final with London providing the opposition.
[2] Leahy did not take part in any inter-county activity for the next few years, however, in 1907 he finally picked up a second Munster winners’ medal following a 1-6 to 1-4 defeat of Tipperary.