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

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. 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

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by 2–15 to 0–08 to win the Galway Intermediate Championship. He later scored 2-11 when Ahascragh-Fohenagh won the Connacht Championship on 14 November following a 2–20 to 0–13 defeat of

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in the final. 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.

Galway

Minor and under-21

Mannion first lined out for

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as a member of the minor team during the 2011 All-Ireland Championship. He won an

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medal as a non-playing substitute on 4 September following Galway's 1–21 to 1–12 defeat of

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in the

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. 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

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in the All-Ireland quarter-final. 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

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. He played with the under-21 team for three years.

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

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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. Mannion ended the season by receiving an

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award. On 3 July 2016, Mannion scored five points in Galway's 1–26 to 0–22 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final. Mannion claimed his first silverware with the Galway senior team on 22 April 2017. He scored 1-01 when Galway won the

title after a 3–21 to 0–14 defeat of Tipperary in the final. Mannion subsequently missed Galway's 0–29 to 1–17 defeat of

in the Leinster final because of an ankle injury. He was back on the starting fifteen for the All-Ireland final against

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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. He ended the season by being receiving a second All-Star nomination. On 1 July 2018, Mannion scored three points for Galway in their 0-18 apiece draw with Kilkenny in the Leinster final. 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. On 19 August, Mannion was at left corner-forward when Galway faced

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in the All-Ireland final. He was held scoreless throughout the 3–16 to 2–18 defeat. Mannion ended the season by being nominated for a third All-Star award.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

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;Ahascragh-Fohenagh * Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2016 * Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2016

Individual

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannion, Cathal 1994 births Living people Ahascragh-Fohenagh hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Alumni of the University of Galway Caltra Gaelic footballers Connacht inter-provincial hurlers Dual players Galway inter-county hurlers University of Galway hurlers Sportspeople from Ballinasloe 21st-century Irish sportsmen