Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Niall Mac Artúir | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born | 1992 Inagh, County Clare, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Inagh-Kilnamona O'Tooles St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh Inniskeen Grattans | |||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
St. Patrick's College | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
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.
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 | 4 | 7-41 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 7-41 |
Total | 4 | 7-41 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 7-41 |
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