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

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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

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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 Clare. His three-year tenure with the under-21 team ended without success.

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 Kilkenny. Mannion was switched to left corner-forward for the

against Kilkenny on 6 September. He was held scoreless in the 1-22 to 1-18 defeat. Mannion ended the season by receiving an All-Star 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

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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

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

. 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

;Galway * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1):

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(2):

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* National Hurling League (2):

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Individual

;Awards *

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(1): 2015

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