Bourke first played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at Coláiste Choilm in Tullamore.
[1] After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Ballinamere club, he made his senior team debut in 2021.
Bourke has also lined out for DCU Dóchas Éireann in the Fitzgibbon Cup.
[3] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team and was at centre-back when they lost the 2023 All-Ireland under-20 final to Cork.
[4] Bourke made his senior team debut in a defeat by Carlow in the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup final.