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| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Arthur (born 1992) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Inniskeen Grattans,having earlier played with Inagh-Kilnamona,O'Tooles and St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh,while he has also played at senior inter-county level with Louth and Monaghan.
Arthur first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Flannan's College in Ennis,where he lined out on the Harty Cup team. [1] He later lined out in the Fitzgibbon Cup while studying at St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra. [2]
After beginning his club career with Inagh-Kilnamona in Clare,Arthur later transferred to the O'Tooles club in Dublin. [3] [4] He later spent a period of time playing with St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh before once again transferring to the Inniskeen Grattans club in Monaghan. [5]
Arthur first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare as a member of the minor team that lost the 2010 All-Ireland minor final to Kilkenny. [6] He was also the team's top scorer that year with 0-50. Arthur progressed to the under-21 team and won back-to-back All-Ireland U21HC medals in 2012 and 2013. [7] [8]
Arthur never played for the Clare senior team,but declared for Louth in 2018. [9] He declared for Monaghan in 2023 and was part of the team that won the Lory Meagher Cup that year. [10]
| Team | Year | National League | Rackard Cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Louth | 2018 | Division 3A | 5 | 7-50 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 7-50 |
| Monaghan | 2023 | Division 3A | 2 | 0-06 | 5 | 1-59 | 7 | 1-65 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0-26 | 5 | 0-47 | 9 | 0-73 | ||
| Total | 11 | 7-82 | 10 | 1-106 | 21 | 8-188 | ||