Daithí Burke
Daithí Burke (born 16 November 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays for the Galway senior team and for his clubs Turloughmore and Corofin.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Daithí de Búrca | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
16 November 1992 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Occupation | AIB bank official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Turloughmore (hurling) Corofin (football) | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Galway titles | 7 | ||
| Connacht titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014– | Galway | 16 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
Burke made his debut for Galway against Laois, and was part of the team that reached the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final after defeating Tipperary in the semi-final.[1][2][3]
On 3 September 2017, Burke started at full-back for Galway as they won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years against Waterford.[4][5][6]
He has also played for NUI Galway.[7]
Honours
- Hurling
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2009
- National Hurling League Division 1 (1): 2017
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- GAA GPA All Stars Awards (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Football
- Galway Senior Club Football Championship (8): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (5): 2014, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (4): 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2013
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2013
- Awards
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2018
References
- "Team news: four debutants for Galway". Hogan Stand. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "Supersub Shane Moloney the hero as Galway down Tipp". Irish Independent. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- "Galway's defensive rock completed a novel set of All-Ireland medals in Croke Park yesterday". The 42. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Few fans have heard him speak and interviews are out of the question for mystery man who anchors Galway's defence". Irish Independent. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Hurling". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2017. p. 39.
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