Ciaran McManus is an

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former

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er who played for the Tubber club and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1996 to 2011 and won a

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medal in 1997 and a

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Division 1 in

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and Division 2 in

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. Before breaking into the senior team he helped Offaly to win the

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in 1995. He played for

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in the

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in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also played for UCD, winning a

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in 2002. In 2004, McManus became involved in a dispute with the Offaly County Board over its selection of a new manager.

Honours

(1): 1995 *

(1): 1997 * National Football League, Division 1 (1): 1998 * National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2004 * National Football League, Division 4 (1): 1997 *

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(1): 1995 *

(1): 2002 *

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(4):

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tubber Gaelic footballers Offaly inter-county Gaelic footballers UCD Gaelic footballers Irish international rules football players Irish civil engineers {{Offaly-gaelic-football-bio-stub