Manus Boyle

Manus Boyle
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Forward
Born	September 1966
Club(s)
Years	Club
19??–?	Na Cealla Beaga
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1985–1998	Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
All Stars	0

Manus Boyle (born 1966) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team. He writes a column for the Donegal Democrat ("The Breaking Ball") and is a health coach.^[2]

He played county football from 1985 to 1998, mostly at forward and was a free kick specialist.

He debuted for Donegal at 18 in 1985,^[3] fell out with manager Tom Conaghan in the 1980s,^[4] missing the 1989 Ulster SFC final,^[5] Brian McEniff restored him to the team in time for the 1990 Ulster SFC.^[4]

He played his last competitive game for Donegal in the 1998 Ulster SFC final against Derry.^[3] Earlier the same year, he contracted a virus that caused severe weight loss.^[3] He could not start the 1st round but played the semi-final against Cavan.^[3]

In May 2012, the Irish Independent named him as part of Donegal's "greatest team" of the past 50 years.^[6]

At club level he played for Na Cealla Beaga.^[7] He co-managed the team with Barry McGowan until 2008.^[7] Aged 44, returned to play football as his club reached 2010 Donegal SFC final.^[8]

He played soccer for St Catherine's.^[9]

Since March 2002,^[2] he writes a column for the Donegal Democrat, "The Breaking Ball".^[10]

In 2016, aged 50, he returned to education to study "Applied Health and Wellness Coaching" at St Angela's College in Sligo.^[2]

Honours

Donegal

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1992^[7]
Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1990,^[4] 1992^{[citation needed]}
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1987^[11]
Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 1987^{[citation needed]}

Individual

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match: 1992^[12]

References

^ McNulty, Chris (14 August 2018). "Numbers stack up as Michael Murphy tops Donegal's all-time charts". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Boyle, Manus. "Health and Wellness Coach". Linkedin. Linkedin.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Crowe, Dermot (6 October 2019). "The last day". Sunday Independent. p. 10 (Sport).
^ ^a ^b ^c McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
^ McNulty, Chris (22 September 2017). "Declan Bonner: It'll be 'all or nothing' for Donegal's 'half mad' new manager". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ "GAA: Donegal's greatest team of the past 50 years named". 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ Boyle, Donnchadh (2 October 2010). "Boyle looks to defy logic and inspire injury-hit Killybegs to shock title success". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2010. The 44-year-old started training for a marathon, but the hard road was unforgiving and reignited a few old injuries. The sod of the club's field was more forgiving [...] Incredibly, he has featured off the bench in recent matches and he's likely to do the same tomorrow.
^ Foley, Alan (25 June 2015). "Hugh McFadden takes scenic route to Donegal set-up". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ Boyle, Manus (24 October 2013). "Breaking Ball". Donegal Democrat.
^ McNulty, Chris (20 July 2018). "Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Manus Boyle". Hogan Stand. 30 April 1993. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

External links

Manus Boyle at GAAinfo.com
Boyle's points in the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Achievements
Preceded by ? ?	All-Ireland Senior Football Final Man of the Match 1992	Succeeded by ? (?)

[1] McNulty, Chris (14 August 2018). "Numbers stack up as Michael Murphy tops Donegal's all-time charts". Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[linkedin-2] Boyle, Manus. "Health and Wellness Coach". Linkedin. Linkedin.

[last_day-3] Crowe, Dermot (6 October 2019). "The last day". Sunday Independent. p. 10 (Sport).

[1990_winners-4] McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story". Retrieved 18 July 2015.

[5] McNulty, Chris (22 September 2017). "Declan Bonner: It'll be 'all or nothing' for Donegal's 'half mad' new manager". Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[6] "GAA: Donegal's greatest team of the past 50 years named". 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

[heroes_of_92-7] Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[8] Boyle, Donnchadh (2 October 2010). "Boyle looks to defy logic and inspire injury-hit Killybegs to shock title success". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2010. The 44-year-old started training for a marathon, but the hard road was unforgiving and reignited a few old injuries. The sod of the club's field was more forgiving [...] Incredibly, he has featured off the bench in recent matches and he's likely to do the same tomorrow.

[9] Foley, Alan (25 June 2015). "Hugh McFadden takes scenic route to Donegal set-up". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[10] Boyle, Manus (24 October 2013). "Breaking Ball". Donegal Democrat.

[11] McNulty, Chris (20 July 2018). "Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age". Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[12] "Manus Boyle". Hogan Stand. 30 April 1993. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

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