Niall Arthur

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.

Niall artur

Personal information
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

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 18 May 2024

Team	Year	National League			Rackard Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Louth	2018	Division 3A	5	7-50	0	0-00	5	7-50
Monaghan	2023	Division 3A	2	0-06	5	1-59	7	1-65
	2024		4	0-26	5	0-47	9	0-73
Total			11	7-82	10	1-106	21	8-188

Honours

Clare

• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2012, 2013
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2012, 2013
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 2010

Monaghan

• Lory Meagher Cup: 2023