Niall Gilligan Gaelic games player
Niall Gilligan (born 12 August 1976) was an Irish hurler who usually played as a right corner-forward for the Clare senior team.Born in Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Gilligan first excelled at 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 umber 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 194 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.