Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Niall Curran | |
Irish: | Niall Ó Corráin |
Occupation: | EHS Officer |
County: | Tipperary |
Province: | Munster |
Clcountyf: | 0 |
Clcountyh: | 1 |
Counties: | Tipperary |
Icposition: | Full-back |
Icyears: | 2004-2011 |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nfl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 14:54, 3 August 2015 |
Birth Date: | 1980 |
Birth Place: | Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Niall Curran (born 1980) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.[1]
Born in Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Curran first played competitive Gaelic games during his schooling at Scoil Ruáin. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 2004 championship. Curran later became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
Curran was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist as a hurler with Mullinahone.[2]
His brothers, Paul and Seán, have also represented Tipperary in hurling.[3]
He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2011 championship.
In retirement from playing Curran became involved in team management and coaching, most notably as a selector with the Tipperary under-21 hurling team.