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Place of Birth: Sixmilebridge, Munster, Ireland
About Niall Gilligan
- Niall Gilligan (born 12 August 1976) is an Irish hurler who usually played as a right corner-forward for the Clare senior team. Born in Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Gilligan first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St.
- Flannan's College.
- He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Clare under-21 team.
- He made his senior debut in the 1997 championship.
- Gilligan went on to play a key part for Clare for fourteen seasons, and won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.
- He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Gilligan won four Railway Cup medals.
- At club level he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and three championship medals with Sixmilebridge. Gilligan's career tally of 20 goals and 197 points marks him out as Clare's top championship scorer of all-time. Throughout his career Gilligan made 56 championship appearances, marking him out as Clare's most "capped" player of all-time.
- He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 5 January 2010.Even during his playing days Gilligan became involved in team management and coaching.
- He has been a selector with the Sixmilebridge senior, under-21 and under-15 teams, while he was manager of the Sixmilebridge under-21 team that claimed championship honours in 2013. Gilligan retired from hurling on 3 November 2019, as Sixmilebridge were defeated by Ballygunner in the 2019 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship.
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