Páraic Fanning
Páraic Fanning (born 1970) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who served as the manager of the Waterford senior hurling team for the 2019 season.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Páraic Ó Fainín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1970 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Business development manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mount Sion | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1988-1992 | Waterford Regional Technical College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1991-1995 | Waterford | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:20, 18 September 2018. | |||
Management and coaching career
Mount Sion
In January 2005, Fanning succeeded Jim Greene as manager of the Mount Sion senior hurling team.[1] On 23 October 2006, he guided Mount Sion to the Waterford Championship title after a 2-13 to 0-12 defeat of Ballygunner in the final.[2]
James Stephens
As manager of the James Stephens senior hurling team in Kilkenny, Fanning guided the club to the final of the Kilkenny Championship on 26 October 2008. James Stephens were defeated by Ballyhale Shamrocks on a scoreline of 2-11 to 0-12 on that occasion.[3]
Waterford
On 9 November 2009, Fanning joined the Waterford senior hurling management team as a selector under Davy Fitzgerald.[4] In his first season in the role, he helped guide Waterford to a Munster final defeat of Cork after a replay.[5] In September 2011, Fanning declined to put his name forward for the vacant managers' position after the resignation of Fitzgerald.[6]
Wexford
In November 2016, Fanning joined the Wexford senior hurling management team under Davy Fitzgerald as a selector.[7] During his first year as a selector, Fanning helped secure promotion to Division 1A of the National Hurling League.[8] Later that season he helped guide Wexford to their first Leinster Championship defeat of Kilkenny since 2004 as well as a first Leinster final appearance since 2008.[9][10]
Waterford
On 17 September 2018, Fanning was appointed to succeed Derek McGrath as manager of the Waterford senior hurling team.[11][12] He was joined on the management team by James Murray and Patrick Kearney who acted as selectors. On 2 August 2019, it was announced that Fanning would be stepping down as Waterford manager after one year in charge.
Career statistics
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Waterford | 1991-92 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 2 | 0-00 | |
| 1992-93 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 3 | 0-00 | |||
| 1993-94 | Division 1 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | — | 4 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
Player
- Waterford Regional Technical College
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 1992
- Mount Sion
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2002
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002
- Waterford
- National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 1994-95
Management
- Waterford Regional Technical College
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 1995
- Mount Sion
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2006
- Waterford
References
- "Greene steps down from Mount Sion post". Breaking News. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "McGraths fire Sion to victory over Gunners". Irish Independent. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Reids lead Ballyhale to glory". Irish Independent. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "New Waterford selectors unveiled". Hogan Stand. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Humphries, Tom (19 July 2010). "Waterford's passion, guts and resilience rewarded". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- Fogarty, John (20 September 2011). "Fanning not running for Waterford hurling job". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- Cahill, Jackie (3 November 2016). "Leinster club winner and Kilkenny All-Ireland champion join Wexford backroom team". The 42. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Small, Darragh (12 March 2017). "Wexford clinch Division 1A promotion with fourth straight win in Tullamore". The 42. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- "Resolute Wexford stun Kilkenny to reach Leinster final". RTÉ Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012". The 42. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Pauric Fanning is the new manager of the Waterford hurlers". Irish Independent. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Moran, Seán (17 September 2018). "Padraic Fanning appointed Waterford hurling manager". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Derek McGrath |
Waterford Senior hurling Manager 2018-2019 |
Succeeded by Liam Cahill |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by Pat Heffernan |
Fitzgibbon Cup Final winning captain 1992 |
Succeeded by Jim Byrne |