Dónal Burke
Irish hurler
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Dónal Burke (born 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Na Fianna and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior hurling team. Burke is Dublin's all-time top championship scorer.
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| Born | 1998 (age 27–28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Burke first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St Declan's College in the Dublin Schools' SAHC.[1] His performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the amalgamated Dublin North team in the Leinster Colleges SAHC.[2] Burke later played for DCU Dóchas Éireann and was a Fitzgibbon Cup runner-up in 2018 before being named on the Rising Stars Team of the Year.[3][4]
Burke had a very successful underage career at club level with Na Fianna. After winning three successive Dublin MAHC titles from 2014 to 2016 he went on to win back-to-back Dublin U21AHC titles in 2017 and 2018.[5][6] Burke progressed to the club's senior team and was captain when Na Fianna won the Dublin SHC title in 2023, however, he missed the game due to injury.[7]
Burke first appeared at inter-county level for Dublin during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won a Leinster MHC after a defeat of Wexford in 2016.[8] He later spent two unsuccessful seasons with the under-21 team.[9] Burke was drafted into the senior team in 2017.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 25 May 2025
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Dublin | 2017 | Division 1A | 6 | 2-32 | 1 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 9 | 2-37 |
| 2018 | Division 1B | 6 | 0-34 | — | — | 6 | 0-34 | |||
| 2019 | 5 | 1-11 | — | — | 5 | 1-11 | ||||
| 2020 | 4 | 0-13 | 2 | 1-28 | 1 | 0-12 | 7 | 1-53 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 1-55 | 3 | 0-27 | 1 | 0-13 | 9 | 1-95 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 1-21 | 5 | 0-59 | — | 7 | 1-80 | |||
| 2023 | 5 | 1-55 | 5 | 2-51 | 2 | 0-08 | 12 | 3-114 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 1-17 | 6 | 2-60 | 1 | 0-03 | 10 | 3-80 | ||
| 2025 | 2 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-04 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 7-238 | 24 | 5-232 | 8 | 0-38 | 68 | 12-508 | ||
Honours
- Na Fianna
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship: 2023 (c) 2024 (c) 2025 (c)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship : 2024 (c)
- All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2025 (c)
- Dublin Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 2017, 2018
- Dublin Minor A Hurling Championship: 2014, 2015, 2016
- Dublin