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Pádraic Mannion

Mannion playing for Galway in 2015
Personal information
Irish name	Pádraic Ó Mainnín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Born	(1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 31) Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2010– 2010–	Ahascragh-Fohenagh Caltra
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Galway titles	0	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2015–	Galway	24 (0–12)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NHL	2
All Stars	3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:20, 12 August 2018.

Pádraic Mannion (born 6 March 1993) is an Irish hurler, he also plays as a right wing-back for club side Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. His brother, Cathal, also plays for both teams.

Playing career

College

Mannion first came to prominence as a hurler with St Cuan's College in Castleblakeney, winning a Connacht Junior C Championship title with the school in 2009.

University

As a student at NUI Galway, Mannion was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Club

Mannion joined the Ahascragh-Fohenagh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades, before joining the club's top adult team. He also plays Gaelic football with the Caltra club.

On 23 October 2016, Mannion was captain of the Ahascragh-Fohenagh that defeated Ballinderreen by 2-15 to 0-08 in the final of the Galway Intermediate Championship. He later won a Connacht Championship medal after a 2-20 to 0-13 defeat of Ballyhaunis in a final replay. On 18 February 2017, Mannion captained the team from centre-back in a 2-15 to 0-06 All-Ireland final defeat by Carrickshock.

Inter-county

Minor

Mannion first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 23 July 2011. He made his first appearance in an 8-26 to 0-12 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Antrim at Parnell Park. On 4 September 2011, Mannion was at left corner-back for Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.

Intermediate

As a member of the Galway intermediate hurling team, Mannion made his only appearance for the team on 18 August 2012 in a 0-21 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Kilkenny.

Senior

Mannion made his debut for the Galway senior team on 22 February 2015 in a 2-18 to 0-20 National Hurling League defeat by Tipperary. He later made his first championship start on 6 June 2015 in a 5-19 to 1-18 defeat of Dublin. On 6 September 2015, Mannion was at left corner-back for Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.

On 23 April 2017, Mannion was at right wing-back when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League. Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final. On 3 September 2017, Mannion started for Galway at right wing-back when they won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final. He ended the season by winning an All-Star award.

On 8 July 2018, Mannion won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 August 2018.

Honours

St Cuan's College

• Connacht Colleges Junior C Hurling Championship (1): 2009

Ahascragh-Fohenagh

• Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2016
• Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2016
• Galway Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1): 2011
• Galway Under-21 C Hurling Championship (1): 2010
• Galway Minor B Hurling Championship (1): 2009

Galway

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
• National Hurling League Division 1 (2): 2017, 2021
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2011

Awards

• The Sunday Game Team of the Year (3): 2017, 2018, 2022
• The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year (1): 2018
• GAA GPA All Stars Awards (3): 2017, 2018, 2022

References

1. Cormican, Eoghan (3 September 2015). "Mannion brothers inspiring the next generation of talented Tribesmen". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
2. O'Brien, Kevin (27 May 2017). "'There were probably times where I thought I'd never play with Galway again'". The 42. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
3. "14-man IT Carlow beat holders in Fitzgibbon Cup". Irish Examiner. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
4. Farragher, Francis (20 February 2017). "Tensions rise over Galway hurlers not lining out with their football clubs". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
5. Glennon, Stephen (27 October 2016). "Ahascragh/Fohenagh finally make the breakthrough". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
6. O'Toole, Fintan (13 November 2016). "Galway's Mannion delivers man-of-the-match display in Connacht club final win". The 42. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
7. "Carrickshock power proves too much for Galway outfit". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
8. Harrington, John (25 July 2011). "Galway gear up for 'stiffer challenge' as Carr leads rampage". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
9. Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
10. "Flawless Hickey proves a handful". Hogan Stand. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
11. Keys, Colm (23 February 2015). "Goals lift Tipperary as Thurles bogey derails Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
12. Cahill, Jackie (6 June 2015). "Galway's full-forward line hit 5-15 to blow Dublin away in Tullamore". The 42. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
13. Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
14. Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
15. Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
16. "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
17. Duffy, Emma (2 November 2017). "7 from Galway and 5 from Waterford - the 2017 All-Star hurling team". The 42. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
18. Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

• All Stars Awards winners (hurling)
• 1993 births
• Living people
• Ahascragh-Fohenagh hurlers
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
• Alumni of the University of Galway
• Caltra Gaelic footballers
• Dual players
• Galway inter-county hurlers
• Hurling backs
• University of Galway hurlers
• Sportspeople from Ballinasloe
• 21st-century Irish sportsmen