Pádraic Mannion

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.[1]

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.[2]

University

As a student at NUI Galway, Mannion was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] He later won a Connacht Championship medal after a 2-20 to 0-13 defeat of Ballyhaunis in a final replay.[6] On 18 February 2017, Mannion captained the team from centre-back in a 2-15 to 0-06 All-Ireland final defeat by Carrickshock.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] He later made his first championship start on 6 June 2015 in a 5-19 to 1-18 defeat of Dublin.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final.[15] 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.[16] He ended the season by winning an All-Star award.[17]

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.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 August 2018.
Team Year National League Leinstser All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Galway 2015 Division 1A 4 0-00 3 0-02 3 0-00 10 0-00
2016 2 0-00 3 0-02 2 0-01 7 0-00
2017 Division 1B 6 0-03 3 0-03 2 0-01 11 0-07
2018 5 0-05 6 0-03 2 0-00 13 0-08
Total 17 0-08 15 0-10 9 0-02 41 0-20

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
Awards

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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Galway Senior Hurling Captain
2020–2021 		Succeeded by