Ciaran McManus

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Ciaran McManus
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Tubber, County Offaly
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
YearsClub
1990's–2014
Tubber
Club titles
Offaly titles 1
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1996–2011
Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All Stars 0

Ciaran McManus is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tubber club and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1996 to 2011 and won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1997 [1] and a National Football League Division 1 in 1998 and Division 2 in 2004.

Before breaking into the senior team he helped Offaly to win the Leinster Under-21 Football Championship in 1995.

He played for Ireland in the International Rules Series in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

He also played for UCD, winning a Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2002.

In 2004, McManus became involved in a dispute with the Offaly County Board over its selection of a new manager. [2]

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References

  1. "McManus to soldier on". Hoganstand.com. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. "Controversy remains in Offaly football". RTÉ. 2 November 2004.