Niall Arthur

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| irish = Niall Mac Artúir

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| occupation = Primary school teacher

| county = Louth

| province = Leinster

| club = Inagh-Kilnamona
O'Tooles
St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh
Inniskeen Grattans

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| colleges = St. Patrick's College

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| counties = Louth
Monaghan

| icposition = Full-forward

| icyears = 2018
2023

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| icupdate = 22:37, 17 June 2023

| birth_date=1992

| birth_place=Inagh,
County Clare, Ireland

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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.

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20074267.html|title=Arthur point denies Midleton|date=8 October 2008|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=17 June 2023|first=|last=}} He later lined out in the Fitzgibbon Cup while studying at St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20183378.html|title=Champions UL pushed hard|date=10 February 2012|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=17 June 2023|first=|last=}}

After beginning his club career with Inagh-Kilnamona in Clare, Arthur later transferred to the O'Tooles club in Dublin.{{cite news|url=https://clarechampion.ie/inagh-kilnamona-to-lose-arthur-brothers/|title=Inagh-Kilnamona to lose Arthur brothers?|date=8 January 2015|publisher=The Clare Champion|accessdate=17 June 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/lucan-and-otooles-progress-to-shc-a-semis|title=Club news|date=3 October 2016|publisher=Dublin GAA website|accessdate=17 June 2023|first=|last=}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/plunketts-finish-strong-to-edge-out-faughs-in-race-for-shc-a-quarter-final-spot|title=Club news|date=2 October 2021|publisher=Dublin GAA website|accessdate=17 June 2023|first=|last=}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/major-entertainment-as-kilkennys-minors-overcome-clare-19215-Sep2010/|title =Major entertainment as Kilkenny's minors overcome Clare|date=5 September 2010|publisher=The 42|access-date=31 August 2018}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2012/0917/ireland/dynamic-duo-drive-clare-to-glory-207851.html|title=Dynamic duo drive Clare to glory|date=17 September 2012|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=9 November 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}}{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/clare-win-pulling-up-to-take-third-title-in-five-years-1.1528296|title=Clare win pulling up to take third title in five years|date=14 September 2013|publisher=Irish Times|access-date=9 November 2013|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan}}

Arthur never played for the Clare senior team, but declared for Louth in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/280970|title=Arthur brothers boost Louth hurlers|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=7 February 2018|accessdate=6 March 2018|first=|last=}} He declared for Monaghan in 2023 and was part of the team that won the Lory Meagher Cup that year.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2023/06/04/news/lory_meagher_cup_final_arthur_and_garland_heroics_help_monaghan_to_first_ever_national_title-3323046/|title=Two Nialls help Monaghan to Lory Meagher title|date=4 June 2023|publisher=The Irish News|access-date=17 June 2023|first=|last=}}

Career statistics

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