Niall Burke is an Irish hurler, born in May 1991, who played as a centre-forward for the Galway county team and plays club hurling with Oranmore-Maree, having also played for NUI Galway. He first came to prominence with the Galway minor team in 2009, when he lined out in his first All-Ireland final against Kilkenny and won an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship medal after a 2-15 to 2-11 victory. He moved up to the under-21 team in 2010 and was in the forwards for further All-Ireland finals in that grade. He made his first appearance for the senior team during the 2012 National League and quickly became a regular. He won a Leinster medal at senior level, and on 3 September 2017 he came on as a second-half substitute and scored two points as Galway beat Waterford to win the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
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Niall Burke (born 21 May 1991) is an Irish hurler who, as of 2012, played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Galway county team.
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Niall Burke (born 21 May 1991) is an Irish hurler who, as of 2012, played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Galway county team.
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On 3 September 2017, Burke came on as a substitute for Galway in the second half and scored two points as they won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years against Waterford.
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