Curran began his career at club level with St. Finbarr's. After championship success in the minor grades in both hurling and Gaelic football, he spent much of his adult career as a dual player at the highest level. Curran enjoyed his only success at senior level when he won a Premier Intermediate Football Championship medal in 2008 and a return to the top flight of Cork football. His early prowess also saw him selected for the Cork Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup.