Career
At club level Burke plays with the Oranmore-Maree club He has also played for National University of Ireland Galway. Club
Burke plays in the county intermediate championship with the Oranmore-Maree club
Inter-county
That year he lined out in his first All-Ireland decider, with Kilkenny providing the opposition.
A 2-15 to 2-11 score line gave Galway the victory and gave Burke a coveted All-Ireland medal. By 2010 Burke had joined the Galway under-21 team and lined out in another All-Ireland final.
Tipperary were the opponents on that occasion and, on a day to forget for Burke, handed out a 5-22 to 0-12 thrashing. Galway"s under-21 team qualified for the All-Ireland decider again in 2011.
A 3-14 to 1-10 score line secured the victory for Galway and gave Burke an All-Ireland medal in that grade.
Burke made his debut for the Galway senior team during the 2012 National Hurling League. lieutenant was a campaign to forget for "the Tribesmen", however, Burke emerged as Galway"s chief scorer due to the absence of Joe Canning. Both sides subsequently met in the All-Ireland decider and Galway nearly pulled off a victory courtesy of goals from Canning and Burke.
A 2-13 to 0-19 draw was the result, a first drawn All-Ireland final in over half a century.
Inter-provincial
Burke has also lined out with the Connacht team in the inter-provincial series of games.