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Finian Hanley

Finian Hanley
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Personal information
Irish name Finian Ó hAinle
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Back
Born (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 32)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Bank Official
Club(s)
Years Club
2002- Salthill-Knocknacarra
Club titles
Galway titles 2
Connacht titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2005- Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Finian Hanley (born 4 January 1985 in Galway) is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. He is currently a member of the Galway senior football team. He plays in the full-back position.

In 2005, Hanley was a member of Galway's Under-21 All-Ireland winning team, winning the final against Down with inspired performances from Michael Meehan, Barry Cullinane and club team-mate Seán Armstrong.

After being a key figure in Galway's successful Minor and Under-21 teams of recent years, Hanley made his Senior debut against Mayo in the 2005 Connacht SFC Final. He has since made the full-back position his own, winning two Connacht titles, in 2005 and 2008.

Hanley was a part of Salthill-Knocknacarra's triumphant All-Ireland Club Championship winning side in 2006. They defeated St. Galls of Antrim in the final by 0-07 to 0-06. Hanley was named Man Of The Match for his performance, repelling several of the Antrim side's attacks.

In 2008, he represented Ireland against Australia in Australia in the International Rules Series in which they won.

In 2010, he was vice captain of the Irish team in the International Rules Series in Ireland in which they lost out narrowly.

In 2011, he was chosen to represent his country once more

In 2013, he was chosen to represent his country again but a hamstring tear destroyed his hopes of representing his country.


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