Niall Arthur

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Niall Arthur
Personal information
Irish name Niall Mac Artúir
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1992
Inagh,
County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
Inagh-Kilnamona
O'Tooles
St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh
Inniskeen Grattans
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
St. Patrick's College
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2018
2023
Louth
Monaghan
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

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.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 March 2018.
TeamYear National League Rackard Cup Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Louth 2018 Division 3A 47-4100-0047-41
Total47-4100-0047-41

Honours

Clare
Monaghan

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