Niall Curran

Niall Curran (born 1980) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.^[1]

Key Information

Personal information
Native name	Niall Ó Corráin (Irish)
Born	1980 (age 45–46) Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation	EHS Officer
Sport
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-back
Club Years Club Mullinahone Club titles   Football Hurling Tipperary titles 0 1 Inter-county Years County 2004-2011 Tipperary Inter-county titles Munster titles 0 All-Irelands 0 NFL 0 All Stars 0
Club
Years	Club
	Mullinahone
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Tipperary titles	0	1
Inter-county
Years	County
2004-2011	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0
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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.^{[citation needed]}

In retirement from playing Curran became involved in team management and coaching, most notably as a selector with the Tipperary under-21 hurling team.^{[citation needed]}