Ciaran McManus

{{Short description|Offaly Gaelic footballer}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

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| name = Ciaran McManus

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| occupation = Engineer

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| county = Offaly

| province = Leinster

| club = Tubber

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| icposition = Midfield

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| birth_place=Tubber, County Offaly

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Ciaran McManus is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tubber club and for the Offaly senior county team from 1996 to 2011 and won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1997{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/103850|title=McManus to soldier on|work=Hogan Stand|date=19 November 2008|access-date=2 January 2010}} and a National Football League Division 1 in 1998 and Division 2 in 2004.

Before breaking into the senior team he helped Offaly to win the Leinster Under-21 Football Championship in 1995.

He played for Ireland in the International Rules Series in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

He also played for UCD, winning a Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2002.

At one time McManus returned from Finland and Germany to attend training sessions and to play in games.

In 2004, McManus became involved in a dispute with the Offaly County Board over its selection of a new manager.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/1102/187105-offaly/|title=Controversy remains in Offaly football|publisher=RTÉ|date=2 November 2004}}