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 30)
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
Ahascragh-Fohenagh

Individual

Awards

References

  1. ^ Glennon, Stephen (27 October 2016). "Ahascragh/Fohenagh finally make the breakthrough". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  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]
  5. ^ "Murphy joy as goal blitz sinks Model". Irish Independent. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 August 2013). "Clare's golden generation drive on". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  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.
  9. ^ Rooney, Declan (27 August 2015). "Kilkenny march past Galway to another Leinster win". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (6 September 2015). "Kilkenny deliver an 11th All-Ireland for Brian Cody as Galway challenge fades away". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. ^ O'Rourke, Steve (2 October 2015). "Kilkenny and Galway lead the way as 2015 hurling Allstar nominations revealed". The 42. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  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.
  17. ^ "Eight All Star nods for hurlers". The Corkman. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  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.