Dónal Burke
{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Dónal Burke
| irish = Dónal de Búrca
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| occupation = Accountant
| birth_date = 1998
| birth_place = Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
| height =
| sport = Hurling
| code = Hurling
| county = Dublin
| province = Leinster
| club = Na Fianna
| clyears = 2016–present
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| clcounty = 1
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| colleges = Dublin City University
| fitz = 0
| counties = Dublin
| icyears = 2017–present
| icposition = Right corner-forward
| icapps(points) = 29 (6-263)
| icprovince = 0
| icallireland = 0
| nhl = 0
| allstars = 0
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| icupdate = 15:57, 9 June 2024
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Dónal Burke (born 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Na Fianna and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior hurling team. Burke is Dublin's all-time top championship scorer.
Career
Burke first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St Declan's College in the Dublin Schools' SAHC.{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/declans-book-berth-in-last-four/30666595.html|title=Declan's book berth in last four|date=16 October 2014|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=9 June 2024}} His performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the amalgamated Dublin North team in the Leinster Colleges SAHC.{{cite web|url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/dublin-north-v-south-to-collide-in-parnell-park|title=Dublin North V Dublin South to collide in Parnell Park|date=20 January 2016|publisher=Dublin GAA website|accessdate=9 June 2024}} Burke later played for DCU Dóchas Éireann and was a Fitzgibbon Cup runner-up in 2018 before being named on the Rising Stars Team of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/star-studded-ul-claim-fitzgibbon-cup-despite-spirited-dcu-effort/36639644.html|title=Star-studded UL claim Fitzgibbon Cup despite spirited DCU effort|date=24 February 2018|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=9 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/283948|title=Electric Ireland Rising Stars announced|date=17 April 2018|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=9 June 2024}}
Burke had a very successful underage career at club level with Na Fianna. After winning three successive Dublin MAHC titles from 2014 to 2016 he went on to win back-to-back Dublin U21AHC titles in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.dublingaa.ie/news/na-fianna-crowned-mhc-a-champions |title=Na Fianna Crowned MHC 'A' Champions |access-date=9 June 2024|work=Dublin GAA website|date=29 October 2016 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/na-fianna-edge-vins-in-extra-time-to-secure-u21hc-a-title|title=Na Fianna edge Vins in extra time to secure u21HC 'A' title|access-date=9 June 2024|work=Dublin GAA website|date=24 November 2018}} Burke progressed to the club's senior team and was captain when Na Fianna won the Dublin SHC title in 2023, however, he missed the game due to injury.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/curries-too-hot-to-handle-as-na-fianna-secure-historic-first-dublin-shc-title/a627770098.html|title=Curries too hot to handle as Na Fianna secure historic first Dublin SHC title|access-date=31 October 2023|publisher=Irish Independent|date=29 October 2023|first=|last=}}
Burke first appeared at inter-county level for Dublin during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won a Leinster MHC after a defeat of Wexford in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/dublin-are-leinster-minor-hurling-champions|title=Dublin are Leinster Minor Hurling Champions|access-date=31 October 2023|publisher=GAA website|date=25 May 2018|first=|last=}} He later spent two unsuccessful seasons with the under-21 team.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/blues-cruise-into-quarter-finals/36984758.html|title=Blues cruise into quarter-finals|access-date=31 October 2023|publisher=Irish Independent|date=7 June 2018|first=|last=}} Burke was drafted into the senior team in 2017.{{cite web|url= http://www.dublingaa.ie/news/the-2017-dublin-senior-hurling-training-panel|title=The 2017 Dublin senior hurling training panel|date=7 November 2016|publisher=Dublin GAA website|accessdate=5 March 2017}}
Career statistics
{{updated|8 June 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Leinster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| rowspan="8"|Dublin
|2017 |rowspan="1"|Division 1A | 6 | 2-32 | 1 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 9 | 2-37 |
| 2018
|rowspan="7"|Division 1B | 6 | 0-34 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 0-34 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 1-11 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 5 | 1-11 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0-13 | 2 | 1-28 | 1 | 0-12 | 7 | 1-53 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1-55 | 3 | 0-27 | 1 | 0-13 | 9 | 1-95 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1-21 | 5 | 0-59 | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 1-80 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1-55 | 5 | 2-51 | 2 | 0-08 | 12 | 3-114 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1-17 | 6 | 2-60 | 0 | 0-00 | 9 | 3-77 |
| colspan="3"|Total
!36 | 7-238 | 22 | 5-228 | 6 | 0-35 | 64 | 12-501 |
Honours
;Na Fianna
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship: 2023 (c)
- Dublin Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 2017, 2018
- Dublin Minor A Hurling Championship: 2014, 2015, 2016
;Dublin
References
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External links
- [https://www.dublingaa.ie/teams/players/donal-burke Dónal Burke profile] on Dublin GAA website
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