Cathal Mannion

Cathal Mannion

Mannion with Galway in 2015
Personal information
Irish name	Cathal Ó Mainnín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-forward
Born	(1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 29) Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ahascragh-Fohenagh Caltra
Club titles
Galway titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2013–2018	NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014–	Galway	46 (5–109)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NHL	2
All Stars	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:53, 18 June 2022.

Cathal Mannion (born 22 October 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Ahascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward.

Playing career

Ahascragh-Fohenagh

Mannion joined the Ahascragh-Fohenagh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.

On 21 October 2016, Mannion scored a goal when Ahascragh-Fohenagh defeated Ballinderreen by 2–15 to 0–08 to win the Galway Intermediate Championship. ^[1] He later scored 2-11 when Ahascragh-Fohenagh won the Connacht Championship on 14 November following a 2–20 to 0–13 defeat of Ballyhaunis in the final. ^[2] On 18 February 2017, Mannion top scored for Ahascragh-Fohenagh with five points when they suffered a 2–15 to 0–06 defeat by Carrickshock in the All-Ireland final. ^[3]

Galway

Minor and under-21

Mannion first lined out for Galway as a member of the minor team during the 2011 All-Ireland Championship. He won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute on 4 September following Galway's 1–21 to 1–12 defeat of Dublin in the final. ^[4]

On 28 July 2012, Mannion made his first appearance for the Galway minor team. He scored two points from midfield in a 4–20 to 2–11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland quarter-final. ^[5]

Mannion was drafted onto the Galway under-21 team for the 2013 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 24 August and scored three points from full-forward in a 1–16 to 0–07 defeat by Clare. ^[6] He played with the under-21 team for three years.^{[ citation needed ]}

Senior

Mannion was still eligible for the under-21 grade when he was selected for the Galway senior team. He made his first appearance for the team on 16 February 2014 and scored four points from right corner-forward in a 0–28 to 1–12 defeat of Dublin in the National League. ^[7] Mannion was also included on Galway's starting fifteen for the Leinster Championship. He made his debut on 1 June in a 1–22 to 0–23 defeat of Laois. ^[8]

On 5 July 2015, Mannion lined out in his first Leinster final. He scored a point from right corner-forward in the 1–23 to 2–17 defeat by Kilkenny. ^[9] Mannion was switched to left corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny on 6 September. He was held scoreless in the 1–22 to 1–18 defeat. ^[10] Mannion ended the season by receiving an All-Star award. ^[11]

On 3 July 2016, Mannion scored five points in Galway's 1–26 to 0–22 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final. ^[12]

Mannion claimed his first silverware with the Galway senior team on 22 April 2017. He scored 1-01 when Galway won the National League title after a 3–21 to 0–14 defeat of Tipperary in the final. ^[13] Mannion subsequently missed Galway's 0–29 to 1–17 defeat of Wexford in the Leinster final because of an ankle injury. ^[14] He was back on the starting fifteen for the All-Ireland final against Waterford on 3 September. Mannion scored two points from left corner-forward in the 0–26 to 2–17 victory in what was Galway's first All-Ireland Championship in 29 years. ^{[15] [16]} He ended the season by being receiving a second All-Star nomination. ^[17]

On 1 July 2018, Mannion scored three points for Galway in their 0-18 apiece draw with Kilkenny in the Leinster final. ^[18] The replay a week later saw him win his first Leinster Championship medal on the field of play after Galway retained the title with a 1–28 to 3–15 victory. ^[19] On 19 August, Mannion was at left corner-forward when Galway faced Limerick in the All-Ireland final. He was held scoreless throughout the 3–16 to 2–18 defeat. ^[20] Mannion ended the season by being nominated for a third All-Star award. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 June 2022.

Team	Year	National League			Leinster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Galway	2014	Division 1A	7	1-12	3	0-02	1	0-02	11	1-16
	2015		6	2-13	4	3-11	3	0-12	13	5-36
	2016		6	0-10	3	0-07	2	0-01	11	0-18
	2017	Division 1B	6	2-18	2	0-03	2	0-02	10	2-23
	2018		6	1-17	6	0-13	3	0-05	15	1-35
	2019		6	1-15	4	0-21	—		10	1-36
	2020	Division 1A	5	1-12	2	0-03	2	1-04	9	2-19
	2021		5	1-08	1	0-01	1	1-00	7	2-09
	2022		4	0-10	6	0-18	1	0-04	10	0-28
Total			51	9-115	31	3-79	15	2-30	96	14-220

Honours

Player

Galway

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

Individual

Awards

• GAA GPA All Stars Awards (1): 2015

References

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2. "Connacht club IHC final replay: Mannion's the man". Hogan Stand. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
3. O'Brien, Kevin (18 February 2017). "Richie Power hits 0-6 on happy return to Croker as Carrickshock avenge 2005 defeat". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
4. Carney, Noel (7 September 2011). "Mattie Murphy's marvellous minors brought honour and glory to Galway hurling again". The Tuam Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
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7. Keys, Colm (17 February 2014). "Half-baked Dubs leave Daly short of answers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
8. Keys, Colm (2 June 2014). "'Devastated' Laois fail to punish slack Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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12. McGoldrick, Seán (3 July 2016). "Galway challenge peters out as Kilkenny claim 71st Leinster crown in familiar style". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
13. "Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final". The 42. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
14. "Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012". The 42. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
15. "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
16. "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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18. "Leinster SHC final: Cats and Tribe must meet again". Hogan Stand. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
19. Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
20. Ryan, Eoin (19 August 2018). "Limerick hang on against Galway to end 45 years of pain". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
21. O'Toole, Fintan (13 September 2018). "15 players from Limerick as 8 counties feature in 2018 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.