Michael "Mick" Fanning (born 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Louth county team.
He is a long-serving member of his local club team Naomh Máirtín.
He played in defence for the Louth senior team and lined out at centre-half back in the controversial 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final against Meath.
[1] In 2011 Fanning emigrated to Australia in search of work with his county teammates John O'Brien and Brian White, missing out on a National League Division 3 winners' medal as a consequence.
[3] In 2020 he captained Naomh Máirtín to a first Louth Senior Football Championship against opponents St Mary's.