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Galway Gaelic footballer

Irish name Tomás Ó Mainnín

Sport Gaelic football

Born (1969-10-01) 1 October 1969 (age 55)

Tomás Mannion
Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Mainnín
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner back
Born	(1969-10-01) 1 October 1969 (age 55)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Farmer^[1]
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Monivea Abbey (F) Abbeyknockmoy (H)
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Galway titles	1	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1989–2002	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	3
All-Irelands	2
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Tomás Mannion (born 1 October 1969) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Galway county team.

Mannion first represented Galway at minor level. Mannion was at corner forward in the final of the 1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, scoring two goals in the win over Cork.^[2]

Mannion was a corner back on the Galway team that won the All-Ireland in 1998, beating Kildare.^[3] Mannion was named on the All Star team later that year.^[4] After retiring due to a back injury, missing the 2000 championship,^[5] Mannion returned to the Galway team for the 2001 season.^[6] Later that year, Mannion was at centre back for the All-Ireland final against Meath. Galway were nine-point winners, giving Mannion his second All-Ireland medal.^[7] Mannion retired from inter-county football after the 2002 season.^[8]

Honours

Galway

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1998, 2001
Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 1995, 1998, 2002
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1986
Connacht Minor Football Championship (1): 1986

Monivea Abbey

Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 1992

Abbeyknockmoy

Galway Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1988

Individual

All Star Award (1): 1998

References

↑ "Galway GAA star speaks about farm safety". Irish Farmers Journal. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Maximum effort with minimum fuss". Irish Independent. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Hungrier Galway end the Western famine". Irish Independent. 28 September 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
↑ "Browne is Tipperary's lone star". The Irish Times. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Galway lose injured Mannion". The Irish Times. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Mannion return a boon for Galway". The Irish Times. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Meath the victims as Galway turn it on". The Irish Times. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
↑ "Galway must start campaign without Mannion". Irish Examiner. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

Galway squads

Galway – 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (8th title)

1 M. McNamara
2 T. Meehan
3 G. Fahey
4 T. Mannion
5 R. Silke (c)
6 J. Divilly
7 S. de Paor
8 K. Walsh
9 S. Ó Domhnaill
10 M. Donnellan
11 J. Fallon
12 S. Walsh
13 D. Savage
14 P. Joyce
15 N. Finnegan

Subs: 21 P. Clancy for S. Walsh

Subs not used: 16 P. Comer; 17 B. Silke; 18 R. Fahey; 19 K. Fallon; 20 D. Mitchell; 22 D. Meehan; 23 T. Joyce; 24 F. Gavin

Manager: J. O'Mahony
Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

Galway – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (9th title)

1 A. Keane
2 K. Fitzgerald
3 G. Fahey (c)
4 R. Fahey
5 D. Meehan
6 T. Mannion
7 S. De Paor
8 K. Walsh
9 M. Donnellan
10 P. Clancy
11 J. Fallon
12 J. Bergin
13 D. Savage
14 P. Joyce
15 T. Joyce

Subs: 21 A. Kerins for T. Joyce; 23 K. Comer for Bergin

Subs not used: 16 P. Lally; 17 M. Comer; 18 T. Meehan; 19 M. Ó Callaráin; 20 S. Ó Domhnaill; 22 M. Clancy; 24 J. Donnellan

Manager: J. O'Mahony
Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

v t e 1998 All Star Gaelic Football Team
1 M. McNamara 2 B. Lacey 3 S. M. Lockhart 4 T. Mannion 5 J. Finn 6 G. Ryan 7 S. De Paor 8 J. McDermott 9 K. Walsh 10 M. Donnellan 11 J. Fallon^FOTY 12 D. Earley 13 K. O'Dwyer 14 P. Joyce 15 D. Browne

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