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 The Galway county hurling team ( ) represents County Galway, Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-co ...

. His brother, Cathal, also plays for both teams.

Playing career

College

Mannion first came to prominence as a hurler with St Cuan's College in

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, winning a Connacht Junior C Championship title with the school in 2009.

University

As a student at

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, Mannion was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the

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Club

Mannion 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

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with the

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club. On 23 October 2016, Mannion was captain of the Ahascragh-Fohenagh that defeated

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by 2-15 to 0-08 in the final of the Galway Intermediate Championship. He later won a Connacht Championship medal after a 2-20 to 0-13 defeat of

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in a final replay. On 18 February 2017, Mannion captained the team from centre-back in a 2-15 to 0-06 All-Ireland final defeat by Carrickshock.

Inter-county

Minor

Mannion 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

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. On 4 September 2011, Mannion was at left corner-back for Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final at

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Intermediate

As 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

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Senior

Mannion made his debut for the Galway senior team on 22 February 2015 in a 2-18 to 0-20

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defeat by Tipperary. He later made his first championship start on 6 June 2015 in a 5-19 to 1-18 defeat of

. 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. 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. Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of

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in the final. 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

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in the final. He ended the season by winning an

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award. 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.

Career statistics

Honours

;St Cuan's College *Connacht Colleges Junior C Hurling Championship (1): 2009 ;Ahascragh-Fohenagh *

Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual club competition in Connacht. The Connacht Intermediate Championship was introduced in 2005 for teams deemed not eligible for the senior grade. It forms second tier of Connacht cl ...

(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 The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

(1):

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

(2):

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* National Hurling League Division 1 (2):

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

(1):

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;Awards *''

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'' Team of the Year (3): 2017, 2018, 2022 *''The Sunday Game'' Hurler of the Year (1): 2018 *

GAA GPA All Stars Awards The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards (often known simply as the All Stars) are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one play ...

(3): 2017, 2018, 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannion, Padraic 1993 births Living people Ahascragh-Fohenagh hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Alumni of the University of Galway Caltra Gaelic footballers Dual players Galway inter-county hurlers Hurling backs University of Galway hurlers Sportspeople from Ballinasloe 21st-century Irish sportsmen