Oisín MacManus
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| Native name | Oisín Mac Mánais (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | OMAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1997 (age 28–29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sports physchologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oisín MacManus (born 1997)[1] is a hurler from Northern Ireland. At club level he plays with St John's, and at inter-county level is a former member of the Down senior hurling team.
Career
MacManus began his club hurling career with Liatroim Fontenoys; however, he transferred to the St John's club in Belfast in 2022.[2] He won an Antrim SHC in 2025, after scoring 1–02 in the 2–16 to 1–18 win over Loughgiel Shamrocks in the final.[3]
At inter-county level, MacManus first played for Down as a member of the minor team in 2014.[4] He later spent four years with the under-21 team.[5] MacManus made his senior team debut in 2016. He spent a number of years with the team, and was part of Down's National Hurling League Division 2B–winning team in 2020.[6]
Honours
- St John's
- Down
References
- ^ Loughran, Neil (21 October 2025). "'He'd be looking down, loving it': Oisin MacManus knows Rossa stalwart granda would relish St John's joy". The Irish News. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Crossan, Brendan (9 August 2022). "Joining St John's will improve me as a hurler: Down ace Oisin MacManus". The Irish News. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "St John's end 52-year wait for Antrim title with victory over Loughgiel Shamrocks". Irish Independent. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Ulster MHC: Rock solid Antrim defeat Down". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Martin, John (21 July 2016). "Antrim beat Down to reach U-21 final". The Irish News. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Wilson, Michael (18 October 2020). "Down claim Division 2B title as Derry suffer another final defeat". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 October 2025.