Curran made his senior debut for Tipperary on 15 April 2001 in a 0–20 to 2–8 defeat of Cork in the group stage of the National Hurling League.
On April 15th, 2001, Curran made his first appearance for Tipperary in a National Hurling League game against Cork.  They suffered a loss with a score of 0-20 to 2-8.