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| Native name | Cathal Ó Mainnín (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 (age 31) Ballinasloe,County Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 21 June 2025. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cathal Mannion (born 22 October 1994) is an Irishhurler who plays forGalway Senior Championship clubAhascragh-Fohenagh and at inter-county level with theGalway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward.
Mannion joined theAhascragh-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 defeatedBallinderreen by 2–15 to 0–08 to win the Galway Intermediate Championship.[1] He later scored 2-11 when Ahascragh-Fohenagh won theConnacht Championship on 14 November following a 2–20 to 0–13 defeat ofBallyhaunis 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 byCarrickshock in theAll-Ireland final.[3]
Mannion first lined out forGalway as a member of the minor team during the2011 All-Ireland Championship. He won anAll-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute on 4 September following Galway's 1–21 to 1–12 defeat ofDublin in thefinal.[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 ofWexford in theAll-Ireland quarter-final.[5]
Mannion was drafted onto the Galway under-21 team for the2013 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 byClare.[6] He played with the under-21 team for three years.[citation needed]
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 theNational League.[7] Mannion was also included on Galway's starting fifteen for theLeinster Championship. He made his debut on 1 June in a 1–22 to 0–23 defeat ofLaois.[8]
On 5 July 2015, Mannion lined out in his firstLeinster final. He scored a point from right corner-forward in the 1–23 to 2–17 defeat byKilkenny.[9] Mannion was switched to left corner-forward for theAll-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 anAll-Star award.[11]
On 3 July 2016, Mannion scored five points in Galway's 1–26 to 0–22 defeat by Kilkenny in theLeinster final.[12]
Mannion claimed his first silverware with the Galway senior team on 22 April 2017. He scored 1-01 when Galway won theNational League title after a 3–21 to 0–14 defeat ofTipperary in the final.[13] Mannion subsequently missed Galway's 0–29 to 1–17 defeat ofWexford in theLeinster final because of an ankle injury.[14] He was back on the starting fifteen for theAll-Ireland final againstWaterford on 3 September. Mannion scored two points from left corner-forward in the 0–26 to 2–17 victory in what was Galway's firstAll-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 theLeinster final.[18] The replay a week later saw him win his firstLeinster 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 facedLimerick in theAll-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]
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| 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 | 2 | 0-08 | 12 | 0-36 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0-07 | 2 | 1-01 | 7 | 1-08 | ||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-07 | — | 3 | 0-07 | |||||
| 2025 | 5 | 2-54 | 1 | 0-13 | 6 | 2-67 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 9-115 | 44 | 5-147 | 19 | 3-48 | 113 | 17-310 | ||