Éanna Burke Explained

Éanna Burke
Irish:Éanna de Búrca
Occupation:Student
Birth Date:21 October 1995
Birth Place:Peterswell, County Galway, Ireland
Feet:5
Inches:10
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Galway
Province:Leinster
Club:St Thomas'
Clyears:2012-present
Clcounty:8
Clallireland:2
Counties:Galway
Icyears:2015-present
Icposition:Midfield
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:16:35, 10 September 2017

Éanna Burke (born 21 October 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.[1]

Career

Burke made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Galway minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team and ended his tenure with the team as an All-Ireland runner-up. Burke subsequently joined the Galway under-21 team and was also an All-Ireland runner-up in that grade. As a member of the Galway intermediate team he won an All-Ireland medal in 2015. By this stage Burke had also joined the Galway senior team, making his debut during the 2015 Walsh Cup. Since then he has on one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. His brother, David Burke, is also an All-Ireland medal winner with Galway.

On 3 September 2017, Burke was a non playing substitute for Galway as they won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years against Waterford.[2] [3]

Honours

St Thomas'
Galway

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Éanna Burke. Galway GAA website. 10 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait. 4 September 2017. Irish Examiner. 5 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford. 3 September 2017. The 42. 5 September 2017.