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]
.jpg) Mannion playing for Galway in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraic Ó Mainnín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
6 March 1993 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. | |||
Playing career
editCollege
editMannion 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
editAs a student at NUI Galway, Mannion was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]
Club
editMannion 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
editMinor
editMannion 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
editAs 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
editMannion 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (3 September 2015). "Mannion brothers inspiring the next generation of talented Tribesmen". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "14-man IT Carlow beat holders in Fitzgibbon Cup". Irish Examiner. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Farragher, Francis (20 February 2017). "Tensions rise over Galway hurlers not lining out with their football clubs". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Glennon, Stephen (27 October 2016). "Ahascragh/Fohenagh finally make the breakthrough". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Carrickshock power proves too much for Galway outfit". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Harrington, John (25 July 2011). "Galway gear up for 'stiffer challenge' as Carr leads rampage". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Flawless Hickey proves a handful". Hogan Stand. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Keys, Colm (23 February 2015). "Goals lift Tipperary as Thurles bogey derails Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (2 November 2017). "7 from Galway and 5 from Waterford - the 2017 All-Star hurling team". The 42. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.