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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Mac Giollagáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
12 August 1976 Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | Gilly | ||
| Occupation | Auctioneer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1996–2019 | Sixmilebridge | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 7 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1997–2009 | Clare | 56 (21–197) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 03:04, 9 June 2017. | |||
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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
Niall Gilligan has appeared in court charged with the assault causing harm of a 12-year-old boy.
The 47-year-old Sixmilebridge man appeared at Ennis District Court in connection with two charges, which he denies.
Mr Gilligan is charged with the assault causing harm of a boy at the Jamaica Inn Hostel, Mt Ivers Rd, Sixmilebridge contrary to Section 3 of the Offences Against the Person Act on 5 October 2023.
He is also charged with producing a wooden stick during the course of a dispute contrary to Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act at the same location on the same date. https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0709/1459019-niall-gilligan/
- ^ "Niall Gilligan announces retirement". Irish Independent. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "23 years after All-Ireland club win, Clare great brings curtain down on club playing career". The 42. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.